City vs city
Black Mountain vs West Marion, NC
West Marion currently scores 9 points higher overall than Black Mountain, 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
Black Mountain: 37/100 · West Marion: 46/100
West Marion is 9 points higher.
Flood
Black Mountain: 30/100 · West Marion: 29/100
Black Mountain is 1 points higher.
Black Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
West Marion: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Black Mountain: 15/100 · West Marion: 15/100
No gap.
Black Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Marion: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Black Mountain: 47/100 · West Marion: 48/100
West Marion is 1 points higher.
Black Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Marion: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Black Mountain: 4/100 · West Marion: 0/100
Black Mountain is 4 points higher.
Black Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Marion: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Black Mountain: 78/100 · West Marion: 100/100
West Marion is 22 points higher.
Black Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Marion: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Black Mountain: Unavailable · West Marion: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Black Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Marion: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Black Mountain: 50/100 · West Marion: 52/100
West Marion is 2 points higher.
Black Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Marion: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Black Mountain: 32/100 · West Marion: 31/100
Black Mountain is 1 points higher.
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.
West Marion: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.