City vs city
Cape Girardeau vs Charleston, MO
Cape Girardeau currently scores 8 points higher overall than Charleston, with the largest gap in flood.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Cape Girardeau: 35/100 · Charleston: 27/100
Cape Girardeau is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cape Girardeau: 36/100 · Charleston: 3/100
Cape Girardeau is 33 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Girardeau: 15/100 · Charleston: 15/100
No gap.
Cape Girardeau: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Girardeau: 49/100 · Charleston: 50/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Girardeau: 27/100 · Charleston: 23/100
Cape Girardeau is 4 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Girardeau: 50/100 · Charleston: 44/100
Cape Girardeau is 6 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Girardeau: Unavailable · Charleston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cape Girardeau: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cape Girardeau: 40/100 · Charleston: 30/100
Cape Girardeau is 10 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cape Girardeau: 26/100 · Charleston: 23/100
Cape Girardeau is 3 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.