City vs city
Cottageville vs Summerville, SC
Summerville currently scores 6 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 · Summerville: 56/100
Summerville is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cottageville: 50/100 · Summerville: 33/100
Cottageville is 17 points higher.
Cottageville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Summerville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottageville: 43/100 · Summerville: 45/100
Summerville is 2 points higher.
Cottageville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Summerville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottageville: 65/100 · Summerville: 64/100
Cottageville is 1 points higher.
Cottageville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Summerville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottageville: 8/100 · Summerville: 50/100
Summerville is 42 points higher.
Cottageville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Summerville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottageville: 35/100 · Summerville: 100/100
Summerville is 65 points higher.
Cottageville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Summerville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottageville: 99/100 · Summerville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottageville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Summerville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottageville: 78/100 · Summerville: 74/100
Cottageville is 4 points higher.
Cottageville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Summerville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottageville: 24/100 · Summerville: 25/100
Summerville is 1 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.
Summerville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.