City vs city
Charleston vs Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Charleston currently scores 20 points higher overall than Lake Murray of Richland, 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 · Lake Murray of Richland: 40/100
Charleston is 20 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 78/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 32/100
Charleston is 46 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Lake Murray of Richland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 51/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 22/100
Charleston is 29 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: 49/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 67/100
Lake Murray of Richland is 18 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 19/100
Lake Murray of Richland is 7 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: 99/100 · 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: 63/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 63/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 27/100
Lake Murray of Richland is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Murray of Richland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.