City vs city
Charleston vs Crab Orchard, WV
Charleston currently scores 13 points higher overall than Crab Orchard, 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 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 · Crab Orchard: 36/100
Charleston is 13 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Crab Orchard: 57/100
Charleston is 20 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Crab Orchard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Crab Orchard: 16/100
Crab Orchard is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Crab Orchard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Crab Orchard: 24/100
Charleston is 8 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Crab Orchard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Crab Orchard: 8/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Crab Orchard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Crab Orchard: 41/100
Charleston is 59 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Crab Orchard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Crab Orchard: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Crab Orchard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Crab Orchard: 63/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Crab Orchard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Crab Orchard: 45/100
Charleston is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Crab Orchard: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.