City vs city
Carolina Forest vs Spartanburg, SC
Carolina Forest currently scores 7 points higher overall than Spartanburg, 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 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
Carolina Forest: 56/100 · Spartanburg: 49/100
Carolina Forest is 7 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Forest: 28/100 · Spartanburg: 29/100
Spartanburg is 1 points higher.
Carolina Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Forest: 51/100 · Spartanburg: 17/100
Carolina Forest is 34 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Forest: 61/100 · Spartanburg: 45/100
Carolina Forest is 16 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Forest: 0/100 · Spartanburg: 50/100
Spartanburg is 50 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Forest: 76/100 · Spartanburg: 100/100
Spartanburg is 24 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Forest: 93/100 · Spartanburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carolina Forest: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carolina Forest: 63/100 · Spartanburg: 64/100
Spartanburg is 1 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Carolina Forest: 19/100 · Spartanburg: 36/100
Spartanburg is 17 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Spartanburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.