City vs city
Black Mountain vs Royal Pines, NC
Royal Pines currently scores 11 points higher overall than Black Mountain, 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
Black Mountain: 37/100 · Royal Pines: 48/100
Royal Pines is 11 points higher.
Flood
Black Mountain: 30/100 · Royal Pines: 38/100
Royal Pines is 8 points higher.
Black Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Royal Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Black Mountain: 15/100 · Royal Pines: 15/100
No gap.
Black Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Royal Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Black Mountain: 47/100 · Royal Pines: 46/100
Black Mountain is 1 points higher.
Black Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Royal Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Black Mountain: 4/100 · Royal Pines: 0/100
Black Mountain is 4 points higher.
Black Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Black Mountain: 78/100 · Royal Pines: 91/100
Royal Pines is 13 points higher.
Black Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Black Mountain: Unavailable · Royal Pines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Black Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Royal Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Black Mountain: 50/100 · Royal Pines: 68/100
Royal Pines is 18 points higher.
Black Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Royal Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Black Mountain: 32/100 · Royal Pines: 32/100
No gap.
Black Mountain: 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.