City vs city
Charleston vs Glen Ferris, WV
Charleston currently scores 12 points higher overall than Glen Ferris, 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 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
Charleston: 49/100 · Glen Ferris: 37/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Glen Ferris: 63/100
Charleston is 14 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Glen Ferris: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Glen Ferris: 16/100
Glen Ferris is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Glen Ferris: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Glen Ferris: 28/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Glen Ferris: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Glen Ferris: 15/100
Glen Ferris is 3 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Glen Ferris: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Glen Ferris: 24/100
Charleston is 76 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Glen Ferris: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Glen Ferris: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Glen Ferris: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Glen Ferris: 65/100
Glen Ferris is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Glen Ferris: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Glen Ferris: 46/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Glen Ferris: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.