City vs city
Cheraw vs Columbia, SC
Columbia currently scores 9 points higher overall than Cheraw, 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
Cheraw: 37/100 · Columbia: 46/100
Columbia is 9 points higher.
Flood
Cheraw: 39/100 · Columbia: 37/100
Cheraw is 2 points higher.
Cheraw: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheraw: 26/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Cheraw is 2 points higher.
Cheraw: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheraw: 60/100 · Columbia: 72/100
Columbia is 12 points higher.
Cheraw: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheraw: 8/100 · Columbia: 12/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Cheraw: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheraw: 18/100 · Columbia: 83/100
Columbia is 65 points higher.
Cheraw: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheraw: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheraw: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheraw: 79/100 · Columbia: 67/100
Cheraw is 12 points higher.
Cheraw: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheraw: 27/100 · Columbia: 26/100
Cheraw is 1 points higher.
Cheraw: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Columbia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.