City vs city
Charleston vs Estill, SC
Charleston currently scores 16 points higher overall than Estill, 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 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
Charleston: 60/100 · Estill: 44/100
Charleston is 16 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 78/100 · Estill: 29/100
Charleston is 49 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Estill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 51/100 · Estill: 33/100
Charleston is 18 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Estill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 49/100 · Estill: 72/100
Estill is 23 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Estill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Estill: 58/100
Estill is 46 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Estill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Estill: 23/100
Charleston is 77 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Estill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 99/100 · Estill: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Estill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Estill: 72/100
Estill is 9 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Estill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Estill: 22/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Estill: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.