City vs city
Kiawah Island vs Ravenel, SC
Kiawah Island currently scores 4 points higher overall than Ravenel, 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
Kiawah Island: 51/100 · Ravenel: 47/100
Kiawah Island is 4 points higher.
Flood
Kiawah Island: 100/100 · Ravenel: 50/100
Kiawah Island is 50 points higher.
Kiawah Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Ravenel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kiawah Island: 52/100 · Ravenel: 48/100
Kiawah Island is 4 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ravenel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kiawah Island: 45/100 · Ravenel: 54/100
Ravenel is 9 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ravenel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kiawah Island: 15/100 · Ravenel: 8/100
Kiawah Island is 7 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ravenel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kiawah Island: 17/100 · Ravenel: 22/100
Ravenel is 5 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ravenel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kiawah Island: 98/100 · Ravenel: 99/100
Ravenel is 1 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ravenel: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kiawah Island: 51/100 · Ravenel: 66/100
Ravenel is 15 points higher.
Kiawah Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ravenel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kiawah Island: 26/100 · Ravenel: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Ravenel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.