City vs city
Avery Creek vs Mills River, NC
Avery Creek currently scores 5 points higher overall than Mills River, 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
Avery Creek: 48/100 · Mills River: 43/100
Avery Creek is 5 points higher.
Flood
Avery Creek: 38/100 · Mills River: 46/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Avery Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Avery Creek: 15/100 · Mills River: 15/100
No gap.
Avery Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Avery Creek: 46/100 · Mills River: 46/100
No gap.
Avery Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Avery Creek: 0/100 · Mills River: 8/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Avery Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Avery Creek: 91/100 · Mills River: 98/100
Mills River is 7 points higher.
Avery Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Avery Creek: Unavailable · Mills River: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Avery Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Avery Creek: 68/100 · Mills River: 59/100
Avery Creek is 9 points higher.
Avery Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Avery Creek: 32/100 · Mills River: 32/100
No gap.
Avery Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mills River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.