City vs city
Goose Creek vs Summerville, SC
Goose Creek and Summerville are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Goose Creek: 56/100 · Summerville: 56/100
No gap.
Flood
Goose Creek: 39/100 · Summerville: 33/100
Goose Creek is 6 points higher.
Goose Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Summerville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Goose Creek: 48/100 · Summerville: 45/100
Goose Creek is 3 points higher.
Goose Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Summerville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Goose Creek: 56/100 · Summerville: 64/100
Summerville is 8 points higher.
Goose Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Summerville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Goose Creek: 27/100 · Summerville: 50/100
Summerville is 23 points higher.
Goose Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Summerville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Goose Creek: 100/100 · Summerville: 100/100
No gap.
Goose Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Summerville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Goose Creek: 83/100 · Summerville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Goose Creek: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Summerville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Goose Creek: 72/100 · Summerville: 74/100
Summerville is 2 points higher.
Goose Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Summerville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Goose Creek: 26/100 · Summerville: 25/100
Goose Creek is 1 points higher.
Goose Creek: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Summerville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.