City vs city
Folly Beach vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Folly Beach and Myrtle Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Folly Beach: 54/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
No gap.
Flood
Folly Beach: 69/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Folly Beach is 43 points higher.
Folly Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Folly Beach: 53/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Folly Beach is 1 points higher.
Folly Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Folly Beach: 43/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Myrtle Beach is 16 points higher.
Folly Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Folly Beach: 0/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 35 points higher.
Folly Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Folly Beach: 43/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Myrtle Beach is 42 points higher.
Folly Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Folly Beach: 98/100 · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
Myrtle Beach is 1 points higher.
Folly Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Folly Beach: 46/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Myrtle Beach is 14 points higher.
Folly Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Folly Beach: 26/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Folly Beach is 7 points higher.
Folly 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.
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.