City vs city
Mills River vs Valley Hill, NC
Mills River currently scores 10 points higher overall than Valley Hill, with the largest gap 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 · Valley Hill: 33/100
Mills River is 10 points higher.
Flood
Mills River: 46/100 · Valley Hill: 0/100
Mills River is 46 points higher.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Valley Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mills River: 15/100 · Valley Hill: 16/100
Valley Hill is 1 points higher.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valley Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mills River: 46/100 · Valley Hill: 47/100
Valley Hill is 1 points higher.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valley Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mills River: 8/100 · Valley Hill: 0/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mills River: 98/100 · Valley Hill: 55/100
Mills River is 43 points higher.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mills River: Unavailable · Valley Hill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valley Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mills River: 59/100 · Valley Hill: 50/100
Mills River is 9 points higher.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valley Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mills River: 32/100 · Valley Hill: 31/100
Mills River is 1 points higher.
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.
Valley Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.