City vs city
Orangeburg vs Vance, SC
Vance currently scores 3 points higher overall than Orangeburg, 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
Orangeburg: 40/100 · Vance: 43/100
Vance is 3 points higher.
Flood
Orangeburg: 37/100 · Vance: 35/100
Orangeburg is 2 points higher.
Orangeburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Vance: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orangeburg: 30/100 · Vance: 36/100
Vance is 6 points higher.
Orangeburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vance: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orangeburg: 72/100 · Vance: 74/100
Vance is 2 points higher.
Orangeburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vance: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orangeburg: 8/100 · Vance: 31/100
Vance is 23 points higher.
Orangeburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vance: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orangeburg: 34/100 · Vance: 22/100
Orangeburg is 12 points higher.
Orangeburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vance: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orangeburg: Unavailable · Vance: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orangeburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vance: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orangeburg: 72/100 · Vance: 74/100
Vance is 2 points higher.
Orangeburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vance: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Orangeburg: 26/100 · Vance: 26/100
No gap.
Orangeburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vance: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.