City vs city
Isle of Palms vs McClellanville, SC
McClellanville currently scores 7 points higher overall than Isle of Palms, 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
Isle of Palms: 53/100 · McClellanville: 60/100
McClellanville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Isle of Palms: 100/100 · McClellanville: 100/100
No gap.
Isle of Palms: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
McClellanville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Isle of Palms: 53/100 · McClellanville: 54/100
McClellanville is 1 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
McClellanville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Isle of Palms: 43/100 · McClellanville: 45/100
McClellanville is 2 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
McClellanville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Isle of Palms: 8/100 · McClellanville: 0/100
Isle of Palms is 8 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McClellanville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Isle of Palms: 43/100 · McClellanville: 20/100
Isle of Palms is 23 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
McClellanville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Isle of Palms: 98/100 · McClellanville: 99/100
McClellanville is 1 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
McClellanville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Isle of Palms: 60/100 · McClellanville: 84/100
McClellanville is 24 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
McClellanville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Isle of Palms: 20/100 · McClellanville: 16/100
Isle of Palms is 4 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
McClellanville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.