City vs city
Charleston vs Ninety Six, SC
Charleston currently scores 20 points higher overall than Ninety Six, 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 · Ninety Six: 41/100
Charleston is 20 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 89/100 · Ninety Six: 29/100
Charleston is 60 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Ninety Six: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 52/100 · Ninety Six: 18/100
Charleston is 34 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ninety Six: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 45/100 · Ninety Six: 57/100
Ninety Six is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ninety Six: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 65/100 · Ninety Six: 50/100
Charleston is 15 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ninety Six: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Ninety Six: 41/100
Charleston is 59 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ninety Six: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 98/100 · Ninety Six: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ninety Six: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 15/100 · Ninety Six: 66/100
Ninety Six is 51 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ninety Six: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Ninety Six: 27/100
Ninety Six 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.
Ninety Six: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.