City vs city
Carpendale vs Paw Paw, WV
Paw Paw currently scores 6 points higher overall than Carpendale, 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
Carpendale: 25/100 · Paw Paw: 31/100
Paw Paw is 6 points higher.
Flood
Carpendale: 8/100 · Paw Paw: 67/100
Paw Paw is 59 points higher.
Carpendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Paw Paw: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carpendale: 18/100 · Paw Paw: 19/100
Paw Paw is 1 points higher.
Carpendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paw Paw: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carpendale: 16/100 · Paw Paw: 17/100
Paw Paw is 1 points higher.
Carpendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paw Paw: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carpendale: 4/100 · Paw Paw: 4/100
No gap.
Carpendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paw Paw: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carpendale: 43/100 · Paw Paw: 11/100
Carpendale is 32 points higher.
Carpendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paw Paw: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carpendale: Unavailable · Paw Paw: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carpendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paw Paw: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carpendale: 43/100 · Paw Paw: 57/100
Paw Paw is 14 points higher.
Carpendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paw Paw: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carpendale: 46/100 · Paw Paw: 42/100
Carpendale is 4 points higher.
Carpendale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Paw Paw: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.