City vs city
Gaston vs Spartanburg, SC
Gaston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Spartanburg, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 · Spartanburg: 49/100
Gaston is 5 points higher.
Flood
Gaston: 43/100 · Spartanburg: 29/100
Gaston is 14 points higher.
Gaston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gaston: 25/100 · Spartanburg: 17/100
Gaston is 8 points higher.
Gaston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gaston: 70/100 · Spartanburg: 45/100
Gaston is 25 points higher.
Gaston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gaston: 50/100 · Spartanburg: 50/100
No gap.
Gaston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gaston: 86/100 · Spartanburg: 100/100
Spartanburg is 14 points higher.
Gaston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gaston: Unavailable · Spartanburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gaston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gaston: 77/100 · Spartanburg: 64/100
Gaston is 13 points higher.
Gaston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gaston: 27/100 · Spartanburg: 36/100
Spartanburg is 9 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.
Spartanburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.