City vs city
Charleston vs Litchfield Beach, SC
Charleston currently scores 14 points higher overall than Litchfield Beach, 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 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 · Litchfield Beach: 47/100
Charleston is 14 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 89/100 · Litchfield Beach: 56/100
Charleston is 33 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Litchfield Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 52/100 · Litchfield Beach: 52/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Litchfield Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 45/100 · Litchfield Beach: 57/100
Litchfield Beach is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Litchfield Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 65/100 · Litchfield Beach: 4/100
Charleston is 61 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Litchfield Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Litchfield Beach: 29/100
Charleston is 71 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Litchfield Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 98/100 · Litchfield Beach: 99/100
Litchfield Beach is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Litchfield Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Charleston: 15/100 · Litchfield Beach: 59/100
Litchfield Beach is 44 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Litchfield Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Litchfield Beach: 19/100
Charleston is 7 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.
Litchfield Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.