City vs city
Sawmills vs West Jefferson, NC
Sawmills currently scores 3 points higher overall than West Jefferson, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Sawmills: 34/100 · West Jefferson: 31/100
Sawmills is 3 points higher.
Flood
Sawmills: 29/100 · West Jefferson: 28/100
Sawmills is 1 points higher.
Sawmills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Jefferson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sawmills: 16/100 · West Jefferson: 16/100
No gap.
Sawmills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Jefferson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sawmills: 46/100 · West Jefferson: 37/100
Sawmills is 9 points higher.
Sawmills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Jefferson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sawmills: 19/100 · West Jefferson: 0/100
Sawmills is 19 points higher.
Sawmills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Jefferson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sawmills: 32/100 · West Jefferson: 25/100
Sawmills is 7 points higher.
Sawmills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Jefferson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sawmills: Unavailable · West Jefferson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sawmills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Jefferson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sawmills: 60/100 · West Jefferson: 43/100
Sawmills is 17 points higher.
Sawmills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Jefferson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sawmills: 37/100 · West Jefferson: 34/100
Sawmills is 3 points higher.
Sawmills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Jefferson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.