City vs city
Charleston vs Lake City, SC
Charleston currently scores 9 points higher overall than Lake City, 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 · Lake City: 52/100
Charleston is 9 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 89/100 · Lake City: 33/100
Charleston is 56 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 52/100 · Lake City: 38/100
Charleston is 14 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 45/100 · Lake City: 74/100
Lake City is 29 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 65/100 · Lake City: 50/100
Charleston is 15 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Lake City: 70/100
Charleston is 30 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 98/100 · Lake City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 15/100 · Lake City: 71/100
Lake City is 56 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Lake City: 27/100
Lake City is 1 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.
Lake City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.