City vs city
Mills River vs Waynesville, NC
Mills River currently scores 13 points higher overall than Waynesville, 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
Mills River: 43/100 · Waynesville: 30/100
Mills River is 13 points higher.
Flood
Mills River: 46/100 · Waynesville: 32/100
Mills River is 14 points higher.
Mills River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Waynesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mills River: 15/100 · Waynesville: 15/100
No gap.
Mills River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waynesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mills River: 46/100 · Waynesville: 41/100
Mills River is 5 points higher.
Mills River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waynesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mills River: 8/100 · Waynesville: 0/100
Mills River is 8 points higher.
Mills River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waynesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mills River: 98/100 · Waynesville: 13/100
Mills River is 85 points higher.
Mills River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waynesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mills River: Unavailable · Waynesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mills River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waynesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mills River: 59/100 · Waynesville: 48/100
Mills River is 11 points higher.
Mills River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waynesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mills River: 32/100 · Waynesville: 30/100
Mills River is 2 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.
Waynesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.