City vs city
Carolina Forest vs Charleston, SC
Charleston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Carolina Forest, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Carolina Forest: 56/100 · Charleston: 61/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Forest: 28/100 · Charleston: 89/100
Charleston is 61 points higher.
Carolina Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Forest: 51/100 · Charleston: 52/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Forest: 61/100 · Charleston: 45/100
Carolina Forest is 16 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Forest: 0/100 · Charleston: 65/100
Charleston is 65 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Forest: 76/100 · Charleston: 100/100
Charleston is 24 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Forest: 93/100 · Charleston: 98/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Carolina Forest: 63/100 · Charleston: 15/100
Carolina Forest is 48 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Forest: 19/100 · Charleston: 26/100
Charleston is 7 points higher.
Carolina Forest: 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.