City vs city
Garden City vs Surfside Beach, SC
Garden City currently scores 2 points higher overall than Surfside Beach, with the largest gap 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
Garden City: 55/100 · Surfside Beach: 53/100
Garden City is 2 points higher.
Flood
Garden City: 56/100 · Surfside Beach: 38/100
Garden City is 18 points higher.
Garden City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Surfside Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Garden City: 53/100 · Surfside Beach: 53/100
No gap.
Garden City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Surfside Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Garden City: 58/100 · Surfside Beach: 58/100
No gap.
Garden City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Surfside Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Garden City: 15/100 · Surfside Beach: 12/100
Garden City is 3 points higher.
Garden City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Surfside Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Garden City: 83/100 · Surfside Beach: 86/100
Surfside Beach is 3 points higher.
Garden City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Surfside Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Garden City: 99/100 · Surfside Beach: 99/100
No gap.
Garden City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Surfside Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Garden City: 57/100 · Surfside Beach: 58/100
Surfside Beach is 1 points higher.
Garden City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Surfside Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Garden City: 19/100 · Surfside Beach: 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.
Surfside 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.