City vs city
Charleston vs Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Charleston currently scores 21 points higher overall than Lake Murray of Richland, 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 Murray of Richland: 40/100
Charleston is 21 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 89/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 32/100
Charleston is 57 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Lake Murray of Richland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 52/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 22/100
Charleston is 30 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 45/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 67/100
Lake Murray of Richland is 22 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 65/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 19/100
Charleston is 46 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Murray of Richland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 47/100
Charleston is 53 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Murray of Richland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 98/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Lake Murray of Richland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 15/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 63/100
Lake Murray of Richland is 48 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 27/100
Lake Murray of Richland 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 Murray of Richland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.