City vs city
Asheville vs Swannanoa, NC
Asheville currently scores 3 points higher overall than Swannanoa, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Swannanoa: 37/100
Asheville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Asheville: 35/100 · Swannanoa: 30/100
Asheville is 5 points higher.
Asheville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Swannanoa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Asheville: 15/100 · Swannanoa: 15/100
No gap.
Asheville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Swannanoa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Asheville: 44/100 · Swannanoa: 47/100
Swannanoa is 3 points higher.
Asheville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Swannanoa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Asheville: 8/100 · Swannanoa: 4/100
Asheville is 4 points higher.
Asheville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swannanoa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Asheville: 73/100 · Swannanoa: 78/100
Swannanoa is 5 points higher.
Asheville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swannanoa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Asheville: Unavailable · Swannanoa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Asheville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Swannanoa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Asheville: 71/100 · Swannanoa: 50/100
Asheville is 21 points higher.
Asheville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Swannanoa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Asheville: 32/100 · Swannanoa: 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.
Swannanoa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.