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Highest risk cities in South Carolina

Highest storm surge risk cities in South Carolina

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

P85-based state reference

Surge score

0/100

Updated Tue, Nov 10, 7:34 PM.

472/472 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by surge score from 472 evaluated locations.

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#1

Atlantic Beach, SC

99 points above the state reference

#2

Awendaw, SC

99 points above the state reference

#3

Beaufort, SC

99 points above the state reference

#4

Briarcliffe Acres, SC

99 points above the state reference

#5

Burton, SC

99 points above the state reference

#6

Cottageville, SC

99 points above the state reference

#7

Dale, SC

99 points above the state reference

#8

Daufuskie Island, SC

99 points above the state reference

#9

DeBordieu Colony, SC

99 points above the state reference

#10

Garden City, SC

99 points above the state reference

#11

Georgetown, SC

99 points above the state reference

#12

Hilton Head Island, SC

99 points above the state reference

#13

Hollywood, SC

99 points above the state reference

#14

Jamestown, SC

99 points above the state reference

#15

Laurel Bay, SC

99 points above the state reference

#16

Litchfield Beach, SC

99 points above the state reference

#17

Little River, SC

99 points above the state reference

#18

Lobeco, SC

99 points above the state reference

#19

McClellanville, SC

99 points above the state reference

#20

Meggett, SC

99 points above the state reference

#21

Mount Pleasant, SC

99 points above the state reference

#22

Murrells Inlet, SC

99 points above the state reference

#23

Myrtle Beach, SC

99 points above the state reference

#24

North Myrtle Beach, SC

99 points above the state reference

#25

Pawleys Island, SC

99 points above the state reference

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.