City vs city
Cottageville vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cottageville, 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
Cottageville: 50/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cottageville: 50/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Cottageville is 24 points higher.
Cottageville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottageville: 43/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 9 points higher.
Cottageville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottageville: 65/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Cottageville is 6 points higher.
Cottageville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottageville: 8/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 27 points higher.
Cottageville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottageville: 35/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Myrtle Beach is 50 points higher.
Cottageville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottageville: 99/100 · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
No gap.
Cottageville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cottageville: 78/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Cottageville is 18 points higher.
Cottageville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottageville: 24/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Cottageville is 5 points higher.
Cottageville: 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.