City vs city
Benwood vs Martinsburg, WV
Benwood currently scores 4 points higher overall than Martinsburg, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Martinsburg: 39/100
Benwood is 4 points higher.
Flood
Benwood: 76/100 · Martinsburg: 59/100
Benwood is 17 points higher.
Benwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Martinsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Benwood: 17/100 · Martinsburg: 20/100
Martinsburg is 3 points higher.
Benwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Martinsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benwood: 18/100 · Martinsburg: 20/100
Martinsburg is 2 points higher.
Benwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Martinsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benwood: 0/100 · Martinsburg: 12/100
Martinsburg is 12 points higher.
Benwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martinsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benwood: 64/100 · Martinsburg: 59/100
Benwood is 5 points higher.
Benwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martinsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benwood: Unavailable · Martinsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Martinsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benwood: 44/100 · Martinsburg: 60/100
Martinsburg is 16 points higher.
Benwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Martinsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benwood: 36/100 · Martinsburg: 41/100
Martinsburg is 5 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.
Martinsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.