City vs city
Litchfield Beach vs Pawleys Island, SC
Litchfield Beach and Pawleys Island are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Litchfield Beach: 47/100 · Pawleys Island: 47/100
No gap.
Flood
Litchfield Beach: 56/100 · Pawleys Island: 56/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Pawleys Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Litchfield Beach: 52/100 · Pawleys Island: 52/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pawleys Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Litchfield Beach: 57/100 · Pawleys Island: 57/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pawleys Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Litchfield Beach: 4/100 · Pawleys Island: 4/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pawleys Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Litchfield Beach: 29/100 · Pawleys Island: 29/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pawleys Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Litchfield Beach: 99/100 · Pawleys Island: 99/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Pawleys Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Litchfield Beach: 59/100 · Pawleys Island: 59/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pawleys Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Litchfield Beach: 19/100 · Pawleys Island: 19/100
No gap.
Litchfield Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pawleys 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.