City vs city
Royal Pines vs Swannanoa, NC
Royal Pines currently scores 11 points higher overall than Swannanoa, 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
Royal Pines: 48/100 · Swannanoa: 37/100
Royal Pines is 11 points higher.
Flood
Royal Pines: 38/100 · Swannanoa: 30/100
Royal Pines is 8 points higher.
Royal Pines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Swannanoa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Royal Pines: 15/100 · Swannanoa: 15/100
No gap.
Royal Pines: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Swannanoa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Royal Pines: 46/100 · Swannanoa: 47/100
Swannanoa is 1 points higher.
Royal Pines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Swannanoa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Royal Pines: 0/100 · Swannanoa: 4/100
Swannanoa is 4 points higher.
Royal Pines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swannanoa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Royal Pines: 91/100 · Swannanoa: 78/100
Royal Pines is 13 points higher.
Royal Pines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swannanoa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Royal Pines: Unavailable · Swannanoa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Royal Pines: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Swannanoa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Royal Pines: 68/100 · Swannanoa: 50/100
Royal Pines is 18 points higher.
Royal Pines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Swannanoa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Royal Pines: 32/100 · Swannanoa: 32/100
No gap.
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.
Swannanoa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.