City vs city
Lancaster vs Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lancaster, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Lancaster: 43/100 · Spartanburg: 49/100
Spartanburg is 6 points higher.
Flood
Lancaster: 36/100 · Spartanburg: 29/100
Lancaster is 7 points higher.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lancaster: 21/100 · Spartanburg: 17/100
Lancaster is 4 points higher.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lancaster: 52/100 · Spartanburg: 45/100
Lancaster is 7 points higher.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lancaster: 8/100 · Spartanburg: 50/100
Spartanburg is 42 points higher.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lancaster: 100/100 · Spartanburg: 100/100
No gap.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lancaster: Unavailable · Spartanburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lancaster: 60/100 · Spartanburg: 64/100
Spartanburg is 4 points higher.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lancaster: 22/100 · Spartanburg: 36/100
Spartanburg is 14 points higher.
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.
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.