City vs city
Spartanburg vs Watts Mills, SC
Spartanburg currently scores 13 points higher overall than Watts Mills, 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 · Watts Mills: 36/100
Spartanburg is 13 points higher.
Flood
Spartanburg: 29/100 · Watts Mills: 24/100
Spartanburg is 5 points higher.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Watts Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Spartanburg: 17/100 · Watts Mills: 18/100
Watts Mills is 1 points higher.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watts Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Spartanburg: 45/100 · Watts Mills: 49/100
Watts Mills is 4 points higher.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watts Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Spartanburg: 50/100 · Watts Mills: 23/100
Spartanburg is 27 points higher.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watts Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Spartanburg: 100/100 · Watts Mills: 45/100
Spartanburg is 55 points higher.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watts Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Spartanburg: Unavailable · Watts Mills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watts Mills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Spartanburg: 64/100 · Watts Mills: 60/100
Spartanburg is 4 points higher.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watts Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Spartanburg: 36/100 · Watts Mills: 34/100
Spartanburg is 2 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.
Watts Mills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.