City vs city
Mills River vs Mountain Home, NC
Mills River and Mountain Home 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
Mills River: 43/100 · Mountain Home: 43/100
No gap.
Flood
Mills River: 46/100 · Mountain Home: 46/100
No gap.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Mountain Home: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mills River: 15/100 · Mountain Home: 15/100
No gap.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mountain Home: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mills River: 46/100 · Mountain Home: 46/100
No gap.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mountain Home: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mills River: 8/100 · Mountain Home: 8/100
No gap.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain Home: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mills River: 98/100 · Mountain Home: 98/100
No gap.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mountain Home: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mills River: Unavailable · Mountain Home: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mountain Home: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mills River: 59/100 · Mountain Home: 59/100
No gap.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mountain Home: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mills River: 32/100 · Mountain Home: 32/100
No gap.
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.
Mountain Home: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.