City vs city
Charleston vs Southern Shops, SC
Charleston currently scores 12 points higher overall than Southern Shops, 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 · Southern Shops: 49/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 89/100 · Southern Shops: 29/100
Charleston is 60 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 33 features intersect this tile.
Southern Shops: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 52/100 · Southern Shops: 17/100
Charleston is 35 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Southern Shops: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 45/100 · Southern Shops: 45/100
No gap.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Southern Shops: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 65/100 · Southern Shops: 50/100
Charleston is 15 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southern Shops: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Southern Shops: 100/100
No gap.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Southern Shops: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: 98/100 · Southern Shops: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Southern Shops: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 15/100 · Southern Shops: 64/100
Southern Shops is 49 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Southern Shops: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 26/100 · Southern Shops: 36/100
Southern Shops is 10 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.
Southern Shops: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.