City vs city
Canton vs Mills River, NC
Mills River currently scores 7 points higher overall than Canton, 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
Canton: 36/100 · Mills River: 43/100
Mills River is 7 points higher.
Flood
Canton: 28/100 · Mills River: 46/100
Mills River is 18 points higher.
Canton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canton: 14/100 · Mills River: 15/100
Mills River is 1 points higher.
Canton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canton: 41/100 · Mills River: 46/100
Mills River is 5 points higher.
Canton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canton: 0/100 · Mills River: 8/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Canton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canton: 37/100 · Mills River: 98/100
Mills River is 61 points higher.
Canton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canton: Unavailable · Mills River: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canton: 66/100 · Mills River: 59/100
Canton is 7 points higher.
Canton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Canton: 32/100 · Mills River: 32/100
No gap.
Canton: 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.