City vs city
Charleston vs New Ellenton, SC
Charleston currently scores 24 points higher overall than New Ellenton, 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 · New Ellenton: 36/100
Charleston is 24 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 78/100 · New Ellenton: 22/100
Charleston is 56 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
New Ellenton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 51/100 · New Ellenton: 23/100
Charleston is 28 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Ellenton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 49/100 · New Ellenton: 66/100
New Ellenton is 17 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Ellenton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · New Ellenton: 12/100
No gap.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ellenton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · New Ellenton: 29/100
Charleston is 71 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ellenton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 99/100 · New Ellenton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Ellenton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · New Ellenton: 73/100
New Ellenton is 10 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Ellenton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · New Ellenton: 26/100
No gap.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Ellenton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.