City vs city
Mount Charleston vs Reno, NV
Mount Charleston and Reno are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in ingested air quality.
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
Mount Charleston: 27/100 · Reno: 27/100
No gap.
Flood
Mount Charleston: 42/100 · Reno: 60/100
Reno is 18 points higher.
Mount Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Reno: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mount Charleston: 7/100 · Reno: 6/100
Mount Charleston is 1 points higher.
Mount Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Reno: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mount Charleston: 9/100 · Reno: 5/100
Mount Charleston is 4 points higher.
Mount Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Reno: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mount Charleston: 8/100 · Reno: 0/100
Mount Charleston is 8 points higher.
Mount Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Reno: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mount Charleston: 4/100 · Reno: 8/100
Reno is 4 points higher.
Mount Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Reno: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mount Charleston: Unavailable · Reno: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mount Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Reno: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mount Charleston: 79/100 · Reno: 65/100
Mount Charleston is 14 points higher.
Mount Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Reno: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mount Charleston: 37/100 · Reno: 17/100
Mount Charleston is 20 points higher.
Mount 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.
Reno: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.