City vs city
Edisto Beach vs Kiawah Island, SC
Kiawah Island currently scores 9 points higher overall than Edisto Beach, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Edisto Beach: 42/100 · Kiawah Island: 51/100
Kiawah Island is 9 points higher.
Flood
Edisto Beach: 63/100 · Kiawah Island: 100/100
Kiawah Island is 37 points higher.
Edisto Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Kiawah Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Edisto Beach: 50/100 · Kiawah Island: 52/100
Kiawah Island is 2 points higher.
Edisto Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kiawah Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Edisto Beach: 48/100 · Kiawah Island: 45/100
Edisto Beach is 3 points higher.
Edisto Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kiawah Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Edisto Beach: 31/100 · Kiawah Island: 15/100
Edisto Beach is 16 points higher.
Edisto Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kiawah Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Edisto Beach: 9/100 · Kiawah Island: 17/100
Kiawah Island is 8 points higher.
Edisto Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kiawah Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Edisto Beach: 98/100 · Kiawah Island: 98/100
No gap.
Edisto Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Kiawah Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Edisto Beach: 12/100 · Kiawah Island: 51/100
Kiawah Island is 39 points higher.
Edisto Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kiawah Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Edisto Beach: 24/100 · Kiawah Island: 26/100
Kiawah Island is 2 points higher.
Edisto 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.
Kiawah Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.