City vs city
Elkins vs Mill Creek, WV
Elkins and Mill Creek are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Elkins: 33/100 · Mill Creek: 33/100
No gap.
Flood
Elkins: 65/100 · Mill Creek: 68/100
Mill Creek is 3 points higher.
Elkins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Mill Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elkins: 17/100 · Mill Creek: 17/100
No gap.
Elkins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mill Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elkins: 19/100 · Mill Creek: 18/100
Elkins is 1 points higher.
Elkins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mill Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elkins: 8/100 · Mill Creek: 0/100
Elkins is 8 points higher.
Elkins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mill Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elkins: 30/100 · Mill Creek: 25/100
Elkins is 5 points higher.
Elkins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mill Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elkins: Unavailable · Mill Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elkins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mill Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elkins: 49/100 · Mill Creek: 30/100
Elkins is 19 points higher.
Elkins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mill Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elkins: 40/100 · Mill Creek: 39/100
Elkins is 1 points higher.
Elkins: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mill Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.