City vs city
North Charleston vs Spartanburg, SC
North Charleston currently scores 7 points higher overall than Spartanburg, with the largest gap in wind.
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
North Charleston: 56/100 · Spartanburg: 49/100
North Charleston is 7 points higher.
Flood
North Charleston: 39/100 · Spartanburg: 29/100
North Charleston is 10 points higher.
North Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Charleston: 48/100 · Spartanburg: 17/100
North Charleston is 31 points higher.
North Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Charleston: 56/100 · Spartanburg: 45/100
North Charleston is 11 points higher.
North Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Charleston: 27/100 · Spartanburg: 50/100
Spartanburg is 23 points higher.
North Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Charleston: 100/100 · Spartanburg: 100/100
No gap.
North Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Charleston: 83/100 · Spartanburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Charleston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Charleston: 72/100 · Spartanburg: 64/100
North Charleston is 8 points higher.
North Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Charleston: 26/100 · Spartanburg: 36/100
Spartanburg is 10 points higher.
North Charleston: 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.