City vs city
Kershaw vs Lancaster, SC
Lancaster currently scores 7 points higher overall than Kershaw, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Kershaw: 36/100 · Lancaster: 43/100
Lancaster is 7 points higher.
Flood
Kershaw: 27/100 · Lancaster: 36/100
Lancaster is 9 points higher.
Kershaw: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kershaw: 23/100 · Lancaster: 21/100
Kershaw is 2 points higher.
Kershaw: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kershaw: 58/100 · Lancaster: 52/100
Kershaw is 6 points higher.
Kershaw: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kershaw: 8/100 · Lancaster: 8/100
No gap.
Kershaw: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kershaw: 39/100 · Lancaster: 100/100
Lancaster is 61 points higher.
Kershaw: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kershaw: Unavailable · Lancaster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kershaw: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kershaw: 69/100 · Lancaster: 60/100
Kershaw is 9 points higher.
Kershaw: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kershaw: 27/100 · Lancaster: 22/100
Kershaw is 5 points higher.
Kershaw: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lancaster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.