City vs city
Asheville vs Royal Pines, NC
Royal Pines currently scores 8 points higher overall than Asheville, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Asheville: 40/100 · Royal Pines: 48/100
Royal Pines is 8 points higher.
Flood
Asheville: 35/100 · Royal Pines: 38/100
Royal Pines is 3 points higher.
Asheville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Royal Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Asheville: 15/100 · Royal Pines: 15/100
No gap.
Asheville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Royal Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Asheville: 44/100 · Royal Pines: 46/100
Royal Pines is 2 points higher.
Asheville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Royal Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Asheville: 8/100 · Royal Pines: 0/100
Asheville is 8 points higher.
Asheville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Asheville: 73/100 · Royal Pines: 91/100
Royal Pines is 18 points higher.
Asheville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Asheville: Unavailable · Royal Pines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Asheville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Royal Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Asheville: 71/100 · Royal Pines: 68/100
Asheville is 3 points higher.
Asheville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Royal Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Asheville: 32/100 · Royal Pines: 32/100
No gap.
Asheville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Royal Pines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.