City vs city
Piedmont vs West Pelzer, SC
Piedmont currently scores 7 points higher overall than West Pelzer, 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
Piedmont: 46/100 · West Pelzer: 39/100
Piedmont is 7 points higher.
Flood
Piedmont: 30/100 · West Pelzer: 23/100
Piedmont is 7 points higher.
Piedmont: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
West Pelzer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Piedmont: 17/100 · West Pelzer: 17/100
No gap.
Piedmont: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Pelzer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Piedmont: 46/100 · West Pelzer: 46/100
No gap.
Piedmont: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Pelzer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Piedmont: 38/100 · West Pelzer: 19/100
Piedmont is 19 points higher.
Piedmont: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pelzer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Piedmont: 100/100 · West Pelzer: 79/100
Piedmont is 21 points higher.
Piedmont: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pelzer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Piedmont: Unavailable · West Pelzer: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Piedmont: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Pelzer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Piedmont: 64/100 · West Pelzer: 63/100
Piedmont is 1 points higher.
Piedmont: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Pelzer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Piedmont: 28/100 · West Pelzer: 28/100
No gap.
Piedmont: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Pelzer: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.