City vs city
Charleston vs Lavaca, AR
Charleston currently scores 2 points higher overall than Lavaca, 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
Charleston: 48/100 · Lavaca: 46/100
Charleston is 2 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 26/100 · Lavaca: 55/100
Lavaca is 29 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Lavaca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Lavaca: 15/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lavaca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 89/100 · Lavaca: 88/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lavaca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 23/100 · Lavaca: 27/100
Lavaca is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lavaca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Lavaca: 96/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lavaca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Lavaca: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lavaca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 52/100 · Lavaca: 16/100
Charleston is 36 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lavaca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 28/100 · Lavaca: 27/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lavaca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.