City vs city
Chester vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 20 points higher overall than Chester, 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
Chester: 34/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 20 points higher.
Flood
Chester: 29/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Chester is 3 points higher.
Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chester: 19/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 33 points higher.
Chester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chester: 49/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Myrtle Beach is 10 points higher.
Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chester: 19/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 16 points higher.
Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chester: 38/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Myrtle Beach is 47 points higher.
Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chester: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chester: 56/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Myrtle Beach is 4 points higher.
Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chester: 27/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Chester is 8 points higher.
Chester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Myrtle Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.