City vs city

Charleston vs Coal City, WV

Charleston currently scores 14 points higher overall than Coal City, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Charleston

49/100

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Coal City

35/100

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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

Charleston: 49/100 · Coal City: 35/100

Charleston is 14 points higher.

Flood

Charleston: 77/100 · Coal City: 53/100

Charleston is 24 points higher.

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

Coal City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charleston: 15/100 · Coal City: 16/100

Coal City is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Charleston: 32/100 · Coal City: 23/100

Charleston is 9 points higher.

Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Coal City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charleston: 12/100 · Coal City: 46/100

Coal City is 34 points higher.

Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Coal City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charleston: 100/100 · Coal City: 18/100

Charleston is 82 points higher.

Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Coal City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charleston: Unavailable · Coal City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Charleston: 63/100 · Coal City: 47/100

Charleston is 16 points higher.

Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Coal City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charleston: 47/100 · Coal City: 43/100

Charleston is 4 points higher.

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

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