City vs city
Cullowhee vs Sylva, NC
Sylva currently scores 3 points higher overall than Cullowhee, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Cullowhee: 30/100 · Sylva: 33/100
Sylva is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cullowhee: 31/100 · Sylva: 27/100
Cullowhee is 4 points higher.
Cullowhee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sylva: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cullowhee: 14/100 · Sylva: 14/100
No gap.
Cullowhee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sylva: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cullowhee: 42/100 · Sylva: 42/100
No gap.
Cullowhee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sylva: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cullowhee: 19/100 · Sylva: 0/100
Cullowhee is 19 points higher.
Cullowhee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sylva: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cullowhee: 26/100 · Sylva: 37/100
Sylva is 11 points higher.
Cullowhee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sylva: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cullowhee: Unavailable · Sylva: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cullowhee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sylva: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cullowhee: 47/100 · Sylva: 49/100
Sylva is 2 points higher.
Cullowhee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sylva: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cullowhee: 29/100 · Sylva: 29/100
No gap.
Cullowhee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sylva: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.