City vs city
Charleston vs Golden Grove, SC
Charleston currently scores 15 points higher overall than Golden Grove, 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 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
Charleston: 61/100 · Golden Grove: 46/100
Charleston is 15 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 89/100 · Golden Grove: 30/100
Charleston is 59 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Golden Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 52/100 · Golden Grove: 17/100
Charleston is 35 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Golden Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 45/100 · Golden Grove: 46/100
Golden Grove is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Golden Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 65/100 · Golden Grove: 38/100
Charleston is 27 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Golden Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Golden Grove: 100/100
No gap.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Golden Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 98/100 · Golden Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Golden Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 15/100 · Golden Grove: 64/100
Golden Grove is 49 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Golden Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Golden Grove: 28/100
Golden Grove is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Golden Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.