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Highest risk cities in South Carolina

Highest hurricane risk cities in South Carolina

Ranked city list for hurricane wind, surge, and flooding exposure, based on 472/472 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Hurricane score

41/100

Updated Tue, Oct 13, 12:04 PM.

472/472 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by hurricane score from 472 evaluated locations.

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#1

McClellanville, SC

46 points above the state reference

87/100

#2

Isle of Palms, SC

45 points above the state reference

86/100

#3

Kiawah Island, SC

44 points above the state reference

85/100

#4

Charleston, SC

42 points above the state reference

83/100

#5

James Island, SC

42 points above the state reference

83/100

#6

Awendaw, SC

41 points above the state reference

82/100

#7

Georgetown, SC

41 points above the state reference

82/100

#8

Meggett, SC

41 points above the state reference

82/100

#9

Harbor Island, SC

40 points above the state reference

81/100

#10

Port Royal, SC

40 points above the state reference

81/100

#11

Shell Point, SC

40 points above the state reference

81/100

#12

Folly Beach, SC

39 points above the state reference

80/100

#13

Mount Pleasant, SC

39 points above the state reference

80/100

#14

Sullivan's Island, SC

39 points above the state reference

80/100

#15

Daufuskie Island, SC

38 points above the state reference

79/100

#16

Rockville, SC

38 points above the state reference

79/100

#17

Seabrook Island, SC

38 points above the state reference

79/100

#18

DeBordieu Colony, SC

37 points above the state reference

78/100

#19

Fripp Island, SC

37 points above the state reference

78/100

#20

Hilton Head Island, SC

37 points above the state reference

78/100

#21

Bucksport, SC

36 points above the state reference

77/100

#22

Edisto Beach, SC

36 points above the state reference

77/100

#23

Garden City, SC

36 points above the state reference

77/100

#24

Litchfield Beach, SC

36 points above the state reference

77/100

#25

Murrells Inlet, SC

36 points above the state reference

77/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across472/472 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.