City vs city
Varnville vs Walterboro, SC
Varnville currently scores 1 points higher overall than Walterboro, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Varnville: 40/100 · Walterboro: 39/100
Varnville is 1 points higher.
Flood
Varnville: 27/100 · Walterboro: 29/100
Walterboro is 2 points higher.
Varnville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Walterboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Varnville: 35/100 · Walterboro: 40/100
Walterboro is 5 points higher.
Varnville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Walterboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Varnville: 74/100 · Walterboro: 69/100
Varnville is 5 points higher.
Varnville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Walterboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Varnville: 15/100 · Walterboro: 8/100
Varnville is 7 points higher.
Varnville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walterboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Varnville: 33/100 · Walterboro: 46/100
Walterboro is 13 points higher.
Varnville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walterboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Varnville: Unavailable · Walterboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Varnville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Walterboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Varnville: 75/100 · Walterboro: 59/100
Varnville is 16 points higher.
Varnville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Walterboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Varnville: 23/100 · Walterboro: 24/100
Walterboro is 1 points higher.
Varnville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Walterboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.