City vs city
Garden City vs Pawleys Island, SC
Garden City currently scores 8 points higher overall than Pawleys Island, 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
Garden City: 55/100 · Pawleys Island: 47/100
Garden City is 8 points higher.
Flood
Garden City: 56/100 · Pawleys Island: 56/100
No gap.
Garden City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Pawleys Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Garden City: 53/100 · Pawleys Island: 52/100
Garden City is 1 points higher.
Garden City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pawleys Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Garden City: 58/100 · Pawleys Island: 57/100
Garden City is 1 points higher.
Garden City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pawleys Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Garden City: 15/100 · Pawleys Island: 4/100
Garden City is 11 points higher.
Garden City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pawleys Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Garden City: 83/100 · Pawleys Island: 29/100
Garden City is 54 points higher.
Garden City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pawleys Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Garden City: 99/100 · Pawleys Island: 99/100
No gap.
Garden City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Pawleys Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Garden City: 57/100 · Pawleys Island: 59/100
Pawleys Island is 2 points higher.
Garden City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pawleys Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Garden City: 19/100 · Pawleys Island: 19/100
No gap.
Garden City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pawleys 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.