City vs city
Blythewood vs Forest Acres, SC
Forest Acres currently scores 10 points higher overall than Blythewood, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Blythewood: 40/100 · Forest Acres: 50/100
Forest Acres is 10 points higher.
Flood
Blythewood: 27/100 · Forest Acres: 27/100
No gap.
Blythewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Forest Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blythewood: 23/100 · Forest Acres: 24/100
Forest Acres is 1 points higher.
Blythewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blythewood: 72/100 · Forest Acres: 72/100
No gap.
Blythewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blythewood: 19/100 · Forest Acres: 42/100
Forest Acres is 23 points higher.
Blythewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blythewood: 38/100 · Forest Acres: 84/100
Forest Acres is 46 points higher.
Blythewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blythewood: Unavailable · Forest Acres: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blythewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest Acres: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blythewood: 72/100 · Forest Acres: 73/100
Forest Acres is 1 points higher.
Blythewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Blythewood: 26/100 · Forest Acres: 26/100
No gap.
Blythewood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Forest Acres: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.