City vs city
Charleston vs Forest Acres, SC
Charleston currently scores 10 points higher overall than Forest Acres, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Forest Acres: 50/100
Charleston is 10 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 78/100 · Forest Acres: 27/100
Charleston is 51 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Forest Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 51/100 · Forest Acres: 24/100
Charleston is 27 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 49/100 · Forest Acres: 72/100
Forest Acres is 23 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Forest Acres: 42/100
Forest Acres is 30 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Forest Acres: 84/100
Charleston is 16 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 99/100 · Forest Acres: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Forest Acres: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Forest Acres: 73/100
Forest Acres is 10 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Forest Acres: 26/100
No gap.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Forest Acres: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.