City vs city
Charleston vs New Madrid, MO
New Madrid currently scores 7 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 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: 27/100 · New Madrid: 34/100
New Madrid is 7 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 3/100 · New Madrid: 74/100
New Madrid is 71 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
New Madrid: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · New Madrid: 15/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Madrid: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 50/100 · New Madrid: 59/100
New Madrid is 9 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Madrid: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 23/100 · New Madrid: 27/100
New Madrid is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Madrid: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 44/100 · New Madrid: 23/100
Charleston is 21 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Madrid: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · New Madrid: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Madrid: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 30/100 · New Madrid: 15/100
Charleston is 15 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Madrid: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 23/100 · New Madrid: 22/100
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.
New Madrid: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.