City vs city
Charleston vs Vanduser, MO
Vanduser currently scores 6 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 · Vanduser: 33/100
Vanduser is 6 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 3/100 · Vanduser: 68/100
Vanduser is 65 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Vanduser: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Vanduser: 15/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vanduser: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 50/100 · Vanduser: 53/100
Vanduser is 3 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vanduser: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 23/100 · Vanduser: 27/100
Vanduser is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vanduser: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 44/100 · Vanduser: 15/100
Charleston is 29 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vanduser: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Vanduser: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vanduser: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 30/100 · Vanduser: 26/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vanduser: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 23/100 · Vanduser: 24/100
Vanduser 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.
Vanduser: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.