City vs city
Sylva vs Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem currently scores 5 points higher overall than Sylva, 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
Sylva: 33/100 · Winston-Salem: 38/100
Winston-Salem is 5 points higher.
Flood
Sylva: 27/100 · Winston-Salem: 32/100
Winston-Salem is 5 points higher.
Sylva: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Winston-Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sylva: 14/100 · Winston-Salem: 18/100
Winston-Salem is 4 points higher.
Sylva: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sylva: 42/100 · Winston-Salem: 42/100
No gap.
Sylva: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Winston-Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sylva: 0/100 · Winston-Salem: 15/100
Winston-Salem is 15 points higher.
Sylva: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sylva: 37/100 · Winston-Salem: 50/100
Winston-Salem is 13 points higher.
Sylva: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Winston-Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sylva: Unavailable · Winston-Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sylva: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Winston-Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sylva: 49/100 · Winston-Salem: 71/100
Winston-Salem is 22 points higher.
Sylva: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Winston-Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sylva: 29/100 · Winston-Salem: 35/100
Winston-Salem is 6 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.
Winston-Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.