City vs city
Charleston vs Oak Grove, SC
Charleston currently scores 12 points higher overall than Oak Grove, 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 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 · Oak Grove: 48/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 78/100 · Oak Grove: 33/100
Charleston is 45 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 28 features intersect this tile.
Oak Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 51/100 · Oak Grove: 23/100
Charleston is 28 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 49/100 · Oak Grove: 69/100
Oak Grove is 20 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Oak Grove: 8/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Oak Grove: 100/100
No gap.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 99/100 · Oak Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Oak Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Oak Grove: 73/100
Oak Grove is 10 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Oak Grove: 27/100
Oak Grove is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Oak Grove: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.