City vs city
Durham vs Mills River, NC
Durham and Mills River are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Durham: 43/100 · Mills River: 43/100
No gap.
Flood
Durham: 26/100 · Mills River: 46/100
Mills River is 20 points higher.
Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Durham: 21/100 · Mills River: 15/100
Durham is 6 points higher.
Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Durham: 53/100 · Mills River: 46/100
Durham is 7 points higher.
Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Durham: 19/100 · Mills River: 8/100
Durham is 11 points higher.
Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Durham: 100/100 · Mills River: 98/100
Durham is 2 points higher.
Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Durham: Unavailable · Mills River: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Durham: 48/100 · Mills River: 59/100
Mills River is 11 points higher.
Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Durham: 32/100 · Mills River: 32/100
No gap.
Durham: 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.