City vs city
Charleston vs Falling Waters, WV
Charleston currently scores 11 points higher overall than Falling Waters, 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 · Falling Waters: 38/100
Charleston is 11 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Falling Waters: 80/100
Falling Waters is 3 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Falling Waters: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Falling Waters: 20/100
Falling Waters is 5 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Falling Waters: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Falling Waters: 20/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Falling Waters: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Falling Waters: 8/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Falling Waters: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Falling Waters: 38/100
Charleston is 62 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Falling Waters: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Falling Waters: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Falling Waters: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Falling Waters: 58/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Falling Waters: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Falling Waters: 42/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Falling Waters: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.