City vs city
Briarcliffe Acres vs North Myrtle Beach, SC
North Myrtle Beach currently scores 13 points higher overall than Briarcliffe Acres, 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
Briarcliffe Acres: 37/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 50/100
North Myrtle Beach is 13 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliffe Acres: 26/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 39/100
North Myrtle Beach is 13 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
North Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliffe Acres: 53/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Briarcliffe Acres is 1 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliffe Acres: 56/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 59/100
North Myrtle Beach is 3 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliffe Acres: 12/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 15/100
North Myrtle Beach is 3 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliffe Acres: 15/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 52/100
North Myrtle Beach is 37 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliffe Acres: 99/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 99/100
No gap.
Briarcliffe Acres: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
North Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Briarcliffe Acres: 14/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 62/100
North Myrtle Beach is 48 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliffe Acres: 19/100 · North Myrtle Beach: 19/100
No gap.
Briarcliffe Acres: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
North Myrtle Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.