City vs city
Graniteville vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 9 points higher overall than Graniteville, with the largest gap 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 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
Graniteville: 45/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 9 points higher.
Flood
Graniteville: 28/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Graniteville is 2 points higher.
Graniteville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Graniteville: 21/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 31 points higher.
Graniteville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Graniteville: 63/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Graniteville is 4 points higher.
Graniteville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Graniteville: 8/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 27 points higher.
Graniteville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Graniteville: 96/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Graniteville is 11 points higher.
Graniteville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Graniteville: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Graniteville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Graniteville: 70/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Graniteville is 10 points higher.
Graniteville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Graniteville: 26/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Graniteville is 7 points higher.
Graniteville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Myrtle Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.