City vs city
Branchville vs Charleston, SC
Charleston currently scores 6 points higher overall than Branchville, 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
Branchville: 55/100 · Charleston: 61/100
Charleston is 6 points higher.
Flood
Branchville: 67/100 · Charleston: 89/100
Charleston is 22 points higher.
Branchville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branchville: 33/100 · Charleston: 52/100
Charleston is 19 points higher.
Branchville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branchville: 72/100 · Charleston: 45/100
Branchville is 27 points higher.
Branchville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branchville: 58/100 · Charleston: 65/100
Charleston is 7 points higher.
Branchville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branchville: 55/100 · Charleston: 100/100
Charleston is 45 points higher.
Branchville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branchville: Unavailable · Charleston: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branchville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Branchville: 72/100 · Charleston: 15/100
Branchville is 57 points higher.
Branchville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branchville: 26/100 · Charleston: 26/100
No gap.
Branchville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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.