City vs city
Isle of Palms vs Spartanburg, SC
Isle of Palms currently scores 4 points higher overall than Spartanburg, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Spartanburg: 49/100
Isle of Palms is 4 points higher.
Flood
Isle of Palms: 100/100 · Spartanburg: 29/100
Isle of Palms is 71 points higher.
Isle of Palms: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Isle of Palms: 53/100 · Spartanburg: 17/100
Isle of Palms is 36 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Isle of Palms: 43/100 · Spartanburg: 45/100
Spartanburg is 2 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Isle of Palms: 8/100 · Spartanburg: 50/100
Spartanburg is 42 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Isle of Palms: 43/100 · Spartanburg: 100/100
Spartanburg is 57 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Isle of Palms: 98/100 · Spartanburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Isle of Palms: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Isle of Palms: 60/100 · Spartanburg: 64/100
Spartanburg is 4 points higher.
Isle of Palms: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Isle of Palms: 20/100 · Spartanburg: 36/100
Spartanburg is 16 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.
Spartanburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.