City vs city
Sylva vs Waynesville, NC
Sylva currently scores 3 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
Sylva: 33/100 · Waynesville: 30/100
Sylva is 3 points higher.
Flood
Sylva: 27/100 · Waynesville: 32/100
Waynesville is 5 points higher.
Sylva: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Waynesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sylva: 14/100 · Waynesville: 15/100
Waynesville is 1 points higher.
Sylva: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waynesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sylva: 42/100 · Waynesville: 41/100
Sylva is 1 points higher.
Sylva: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waynesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sylva: 0/100 · Waynesville: 0/100
No gap.
Sylva: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waynesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sylva: 37/100 · Waynesville: 13/100
Sylva is 24 points higher.
Sylva: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waynesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sylva: Unavailable · Waynesville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sylva: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Waynesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sylva: 49/100 · Waynesville: 48/100
Sylva is 1 points higher.
Sylva: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waynesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sylva: 29/100 · Waynesville: 30/100
Waynesville is 1 points higher.
Sylva: 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.