City vs city
Charleston vs Georgetown, SC
Georgetown currently scores 2 points higher overall than Charleston, 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 · Georgetown: 62/100
Georgetown is 2 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 78/100 · Georgetown: 78/100
No gap.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Georgetown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 51/100 · Georgetown: 53/100
Georgetown is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Georgetown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 49/100 · Georgetown: 55/100
Georgetown is 6 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Georgetown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Georgetown: 54/100
Georgetown is 42 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Georgetown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Georgetown: 57/100
Charleston is 43 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Georgetown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 99/100 · Georgetown: 99/100
No gap.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Georgetown: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Georgetown: 82/100
Georgetown is 19 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Georgetown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Georgetown: 18/100
Charleston is 8 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Georgetown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.