City vs city
Spartanburg vs Ware Shoals, SC
Spartanburg currently scores 14 points higher overall than Ware Shoals, 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
Spartanburg: 49/100 · Ware Shoals: 35/100
Spartanburg is 14 points higher.
Flood
Spartanburg: 29/100 · Ware Shoals: 25/100
Spartanburg is 4 points higher.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Ware Shoals: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Spartanburg: 17/100 · Ware Shoals: 17/100
No gap.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ware Shoals: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Spartanburg: 45/100 · Ware Shoals: 51/100
Ware Shoals is 6 points higher.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ware Shoals: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Spartanburg: 50/100 · Ware Shoals: 4/100
Spartanburg is 46 points higher.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ware Shoals: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Spartanburg: 100/100 · Ware Shoals: 52/100
Spartanburg is 48 points higher.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ware Shoals: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Spartanburg: Unavailable · Ware Shoals: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ware Shoals: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Spartanburg: 64/100 · Ware Shoals: 64/100
No gap.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ware Shoals: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Spartanburg: 36/100 · Ware Shoals: 29/100
Spartanburg is 7 points higher.
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.
Ware Shoals: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.