City vs city
Spartanburg vs West Pelzer, SC
Spartanburg currently scores 10 points higher overall than West Pelzer, 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
Spartanburg: 49/100 · West Pelzer: 39/100
Spartanburg is 10 points higher.
Flood
Spartanburg: 29/100 · West Pelzer: 23/100
Spartanburg is 6 points higher.
Spartanburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
West Pelzer: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Spartanburg: 17/100 · West Pelzer: 17/100
No gap.
Spartanburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Pelzer: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Spartanburg: 45/100 · West Pelzer: 46/100
West Pelzer is 1 points higher.
Spartanburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Pelzer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Spartanburg: 50/100 · West Pelzer: 19/100
Spartanburg is 31 points higher.
Spartanburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pelzer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Spartanburg: 100/100 · West Pelzer: 79/100
Spartanburg is 21 points higher.
Spartanburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pelzer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Spartanburg: Unavailable · West Pelzer: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Spartanburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Pelzer: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Spartanburg: 64/100 · West Pelzer: 63/100
Spartanburg is 1 points higher.
Spartanburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Pelzer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Spartanburg: 36/100 · West Pelzer: 28/100
Spartanburg is 8 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.
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.