City vs city
Central Pacolet vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 22 points higher overall than Central Pacolet, 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 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
Central Pacolet: 32/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 22 points higher.
Flood
Central Pacolet: 42/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Central Pacolet is 16 points higher.
Central Pacolet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Central Pacolet: 17/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 35 points higher.
Central Pacolet: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Central Pacolet: 45/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Myrtle Beach is 14 points higher.
Central Pacolet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Central Pacolet: 4/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 31 points higher.
Central Pacolet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Central Pacolet: 34/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Myrtle Beach is 51 points higher.
Central Pacolet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Central Pacolet: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Central Pacolet: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Central Pacolet: 49/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Myrtle Beach is 11 points higher.
Central Pacolet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Central Pacolet: 36/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Central Pacolet is 17 points higher.
Central Pacolet: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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.