City vs city
Hilton Head Island vs Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 1 points higher overall than Hilton Head Island, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Hilton Head Island: 53/100 · Myrtle Beach: 54/100
Myrtle Beach is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hilton Head Island: 77/100 · Myrtle Beach: 26/100
Hilton Head Island is 51 points higher.
Hilton Head Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hilton Head Island: 46/100 · Myrtle Beach: 52/100
Myrtle Beach is 6 points higher.
Hilton Head Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hilton Head Island: 58/100 · Myrtle Beach: 59/100
Myrtle Beach is 1 points higher.
Hilton Head Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hilton Head Island: 31/100 · Myrtle Beach: 35/100
Myrtle Beach is 4 points higher.
Hilton Head Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hilton Head Island: 87/100 · Myrtle Beach: 85/100
Hilton Head Island is 2 points higher.
Hilton Head Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hilton Head Island: 99/100 · Myrtle Beach: 99/100
No gap.
Hilton Head Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hilton Head Island: 5/100 · Myrtle Beach: 60/100
Myrtle Beach is 55 points higher.
Hilton Head Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hilton Head Island: 21/100 · Myrtle Beach: 19/100
Hilton Head Island is 2 points higher.
Hilton Head Island: 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.