City vs city
Greensboro vs Sylva, NC
Greensboro currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sylva, 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
Greensboro: 38/100 · Sylva: 33/100
Greensboro is 5 points higher.
Flood
Greensboro: 43/100 · Sylva: 27/100
Greensboro is 16 points higher.
Greensboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Sylva: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Greensboro: 19/100 · Sylva: 14/100
Greensboro is 5 points higher.
Greensboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sylva: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Greensboro: 42/100 · Sylva: 42/100
No gap.
Greensboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sylva: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Greensboro: 15/100 · Sylva: 0/100
Greensboro is 15 points higher.
Greensboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sylva: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Greensboro: 64/100 · Sylva: 37/100
Greensboro is 27 points higher.
Greensboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sylva: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Greensboro: Unavailable · Sylva: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Greensboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sylva: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Greensboro: 49/100 · Sylva: 49/100
No gap.
Greensboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sylva: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Greensboro: 35/100 · Sylva: 29/100
Greensboro is 6 points higher.
Greensboro: 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.