City vs city
Myrtle Beach vs New Ellenton, SC
Myrtle Beach currently scores 18 points higher overall than New Ellenton, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Myrtle Beach: 54/100 · New Ellenton: 36/100
Myrtle Beach is 18 points higher.
Flood
Myrtle Beach: 26/100 · New Ellenton: 22/100
Myrtle Beach is 4 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
New Ellenton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Myrtle Beach: 52/100 · New Ellenton: 23/100
Myrtle Beach is 29 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Ellenton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Myrtle Beach: 59/100 · New Ellenton: 66/100
New Ellenton is 7 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Ellenton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Myrtle Beach: 35/100 · New Ellenton: 12/100
Myrtle Beach is 23 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ellenton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Myrtle Beach: 85/100 · New Ellenton: 29/100
Myrtle Beach is 56 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ellenton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Myrtle Beach: 99/100 · New Ellenton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Myrtle Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Ellenton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Myrtle Beach: 60/100 · New Ellenton: 73/100
New Ellenton is 13 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Ellenton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Myrtle Beach: 19/100 · New Ellenton: 26/100
New Ellenton is 7 points higher.
Myrtle Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Ellenton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.