City vs city
Benwood vs Charleston, WV
Charleston currently scores 6 points higher overall than Benwood, 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
Benwood: 43/100 · Charleston: 49/100
Charleston is 6 points higher.
Flood
Benwood: 76/100 · Charleston: 77/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Benwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benwood: 17/100 · Charleston: 15/100
Benwood is 2 points higher.
Benwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benwood: 18/100 · Charleston: 32/100
Charleston is 14 points higher.
Benwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benwood: 0/100 · Charleston: 12/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Benwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benwood: 64/100 · Charleston: 100/100
Charleston is 36 points higher.
Benwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benwood: Unavailable · Charleston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benwood: 44/100 · Charleston: 63/100
Charleston is 19 points higher.
Benwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benwood: 36/100 · Charleston: 47/100
Charleston is 11 points higher.
Benwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Charleston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.