City vs city
Hilltop vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 5 points higher overall than Hilltop, 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 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
Hilltop: 49/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 5 points higher.
Flood
Hilltop: 29/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Hilltop is 3 points higher.
Hilltop: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hilltop: 17/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 35 points higher.
Hilltop: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hilltop: 45/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Myrtle Beach is 14 points higher.
Hilltop: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hilltop: 50/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Hilltop is 15 points higher.
Hilltop: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hilltop: 100/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Hilltop is 15 points higher.
Hilltop: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hilltop: Unavailable · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hilltop: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hilltop: 64/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Hilltop is 4 points higher.
Hilltop: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hilltop: 36/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Hilltop is 17 points higher.
Hilltop: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Myrtle Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.