City vs city
Gaston vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Gaston and Myrtle Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wind.
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
Gaston: 54/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
No gap.
Flood
Gaston: 43/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Gaston is 17 points higher.
Gaston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gaston: 25/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 27 points higher.
Gaston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gaston: 70/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Gaston is 11 points higher.
Gaston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gaston: 50/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Gaston is 15 points higher.
Gaston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gaston: 86/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Gaston is 1 points higher.
Gaston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gaston: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gaston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gaston: 77/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Gaston is 17 points higher.
Gaston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gaston: 27/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Gaston is 8 points higher.
Gaston: 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.