City vs city
Fayetteville vs Mills River, NC
Fayetteville currently scores 16 points higher overall than Mills River, 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
Fayetteville: 59/100 · Mills River: 43/100
Fayetteville is 16 points higher.
Flood
Fayetteville: 55/100 · Mills River: 46/100
Fayetteville is 9 points higher.
Fayetteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Mills River: 15/100
Fayetteville is 14 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fayetteville: 62/100 · Mills River: 46/100
Fayetteville is 16 points higher.
Fayetteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fayetteville: 0/100 · Mills River: 8/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Fayetteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fayetteville: 100/100 · Mills River: 98/100
Fayetteville is 2 points higher.
Fayetteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fayetteville: Unavailable · Mills River: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fayetteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fayetteville: 78/100 · Mills River: 59/100
Fayetteville is 19 points higher.
Fayetteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fayetteville: 29/100 · Mills River: 32/100
Mills River is 3 points higher.
Fayetteville: 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.