City vs city
Swannanoa vs Weaverville, NC
Weaverville currently scores 3 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
Swannanoa: 37/100 · Weaverville: 40/100
Weaverville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Swannanoa: 30/100 · Weaverville: 35/100
Weaverville is 5 points higher.
Swannanoa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Weaverville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Swannanoa: 15/100 · Weaverville: 15/100
No gap.
Swannanoa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Weaverville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Swannanoa: 47/100 · Weaverville: 44/100
Swannanoa is 3 points higher.
Swannanoa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Weaverville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Swannanoa: 4/100 · Weaverville: 8/100
Weaverville is 4 points higher.
Swannanoa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Weaverville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Swannanoa: 78/100 · Weaverville: 73/100
Swannanoa is 5 points higher.
Swannanoa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Weaverville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Swannanoa: Unavailable · Weaverville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Swannanoa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Weaverville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Swannanoa: 50/100 · Weaverville: 71/100
Weaverville is 21 points higher.
Swannanoa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Weaverville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Swannanoa: 32/100 · Weaverville: 32/100
No gap.
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.
Weaverville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.