City vs city
Kiawah Island vs Meggett, SC
Kiawah Island and Meggett are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Kiawah Island: 51/100 · Meggett: 51/100
No gap.
Flood
Kiawah Island: 100/100 · Meggett: 88/100
Kiawah Island is 12 points higher.
Kiawah Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Meggett: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kiawah Island: 52/100 · Meggett: 50/100
Kiawah Island is 2 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Meggett: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kiawah Island: 45/100 · Meggett: 51/100
Meggett is 6 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Meggett: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kiawah Island: 15/100 · Meggett: 8/100
Kiawah Island is 7 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meggett: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kiawah Island: 17/100 · Meggett: 15/100
Kiawah Island is 2 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meggett: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kiawah Island: 98/100 · Meggett: 99/100
Meggett is 1 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Meggett: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kiawah Island: 51/100 · Meggett: 74/100
Meggett is 23 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Meggett: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kiawah Island: 26/100 · Meggett: 25/100
Kiawah Island is 1 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.
Meggett: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.