City vs city
Kiawah Island vs Mauldin, SC
Kiawah Island currently scores 4 points higher overall than Mauldin, 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
Kiawah Island: 51/100 · Mauldin: 47/100
Kiawah Island is 4 points higher.
Flood
Kiawah Island: 100/100 · Mauldin: 27/100
Kiawah Island is 73 points higher.
Kiawah Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Mauldin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kiawah Island: 52/100 · Mauldin: 17/100
Kiawah Island is 35 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mauldin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kiawah Island: 45/100 · Mauldin: 46/100
Mauldin is 1 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mauldin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kiawah Island: 15/100 · Mauldin: 0/100
Kiawah Island is 15 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mauldin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kiawah Island: 17/100 · Mauldin: 100/100
Mauldin is 83 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mauldin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kiawah Island: 98/100 · Mauldin: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kiawah Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Mauldin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kiawah Island: 51/100 · Mauldin: 65/100
Mauldin is 14 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mauldin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kiawah Island: 26/100 · Mauldin: 28/100
Mauldin is 2 points higher.
Kiawah 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.
Mauldin: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.