City vs city
Awendaw vs Isle of Palms, SC
Isle of Palms currently scores 13 points higher overall than Awendaw, 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
Awendaw: 40/100 · Isle of Palms: 53/100
Isle of Palms is 13 points higher.
Flood
Awendaw: 79/100 · Isle of Palms: 100/100
Isle of Palms is 21 points higher.
Awendaw: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Isle of Palms: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Awendaw: 53/100 · Isle of Palms: 53/100
No gap.
Awendaw: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Isle of Palms: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Awendaw: 45/100 · Isle of Palms: 43/100
Awendaw is 2 points higher.
Awendaw: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Isle of Palms: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Awendaw: 4/100 · Isle of Palms: 8/100
Isle of Palms is 4 points higher.
Awendaw: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Isle of Palms: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Awendaw: 5/100 · Isle of Palms: 43/100
Isle of Palms is 38 points higher.
Awendaw: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Isle of Palms: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Awendaw: 99/100 · Isle of Palms: 98/100
Awendaw is 1 points higher.
Awendaw: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Isle of Palms: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Awendaw: 16/100 · Isle of Palms: 60/100
Isle of Palms is 44 points higher.
Awendaw: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Isle of Palms: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Awendaw: 16/100 · Isle of Palms: 20/100
Isle of Palms is 4 points higher.
Awendaw: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Isle of Palms: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.