City vs city
Fairfax vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 15 points higher overall than Fairfax, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Fairfax: 39/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 15 points higher.
Flood
Fairfax: 45/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Fairfax is 19 points higher.
Fairfax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairfax: 31/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 21 points higher.
Fairfax: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairfax: 71/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Fairfax is 12 points higher.
Fairfax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairfax: 8/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 27 points higher.
Fairfax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairfax: 34/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Myrtle Beach is 51 points higher.
Fairfax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairfax: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairfax: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fairfax: 60/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
No gap.
Fairfax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fairfax: 24/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Fairfax is 5 points higher.
Fairfax: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Myrtle Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.