City vs city
Mills River vs Royal Pines, NC
Royal Pines currently scores 5 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
Mills River: 43/100 · Royal Pines: 48/100
Royal Pines is 5 points higher.
Flood
Mills River: 46/100 · Royal Pines: 38/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Royal Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mills River: 15/100 · Royal Pines: 15/100
No gap.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Royal Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mills River: 46/100 · Royal Pines: 46/100
No gap.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Royal Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mills River: 8/100 · Royal Pines: 0/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mills River: 98/100 · Royal Pines: 91/100
Mills River is 7 points higher.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Royal Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mills River: Unavailable · Royal Pines: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Royal Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mills River: 59/100 · Royal Pines: 68/100
Royal Pines is 9 points higher.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Royal Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mills River: 32/100 · Royal Pines: 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.
Royal Pines: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.