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Bolivar vs Charleston, WV

Charleston currently scores 9 points higher overall than Bolivar, with the largest gap in hail.

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Bolivar

40/100

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Charleston

49/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Bolivar: 40/100 · Charleston: 49/100

Charleston is 9 points higher.

Flood

Bolivar: 51/100 · Charleston: 77/100

Charleston is 26 points higher.

Bolivar: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bolivar: 20/100 · Charleston: 15/100

Bolivar is 5 points higher.

Bolivar: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bolivar: 24/100 · Charleston: 32/100

Charleston is 8 points higher.

Bolivar: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bolivar: 0/100 · Charleston: 12/100

Charleston is 12 points higher.

Bolivar: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bolivar: 46/100 · Charleston: 100/100

Charleston is 54 points higher.

Bolivar: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bolivar: Unavailable · Charleston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bolivar: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bolivar: 55/100 · Charleston: 63/100

Charleston is 8 points higher.

Bolivar: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bolivar: 42/100 · Charleston: 47/100

Charleston is 5 points higher.

Bolivar: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.