City vs city
Laurel Bay vs Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg currently scores 6 points higher overall than Laurel Bay, 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
Laurel Bay: 43/100 · Spartanburg: 49/100
Spartanburg is 6 points higher.
Flood
Laurel Bay: 41/100 · Spartanburg: 29/100
Laurel Bay is 12 points higher.
Laurel Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laurel Bay: 44/100 · Spartanburg: 17/100
Laurel Bay is 27 points higher.
Laurel Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laurel Bay: 64/100 · Spartanburg: 45/100
Laurel Bay is 19 points higher.
Laurel Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laurel Bay: 4/100 · Spartanburg: 50/100
Spartanburg is 46 points higher.
Laurel Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laurel Bay: 30/100 · Spartanburg: 100/100
Spartanburg is 70 points higher.
Laurel Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laurel Bay: 99/100 · Spartanburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laurel Bay: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Laurel Bay: 40/100 · Spartanburg: 64/100
Spartanburg is 24 points higher.
Laurel Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Laurel Bay: 21/100 · Spartanburg: 36/100
Spartanburg is 15 points higher.
Laurel Bay: 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.