City vs city
East Gaffney vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 7 points higher overall than East Gaffney, with the largest gap in wind.
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
East Gaffney: 47/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 7 points higher.
Flood
East Gaffney: 24/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Myrtle Beach is 2 points higher.
East Gaffney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Gaffney: 17/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 35 points higher.
East Gaffney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Gaffney: 44/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Myrtle Beach is 15 points higher.
East Gaffney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Gaffney: 42/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
East Gaffney is 7 points higher.
East Gaffney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Gaffney: 100/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
East Gaffney is 15 points higher.
East Gaffney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Gaffney: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Gaffney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
East Gaffney: 69/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
East Gaffney is 9 points higher.
East Gaffney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Gaffney: 36/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
East Gaffney is 17 points higher.
East Gaffney: 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.