City vs city
Charleston vs Great Cacapon, WV
Charleston currently scores 10 points higher overall than Great Cacapon, 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 · Great Cacapon: 39/100
Charleston is 10 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Great Cacapon: 54/100
Charleston is 23 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Great Cacapon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Great Cacapon: 19/100
Great Cacapon is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Great Cacapon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Great Cacapon: 15/100
Charleston is 17 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Great Cacapon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Great Cacapon: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Great Cacapon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Great Cacapon: 51/100
Charleston is 49 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Great Cacapon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Great Cacapon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Great Cacapon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Great Cacapon: 56/100
Charleston is 7 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Great Cacapon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Great Cacapon: 41/100
Charleston is 6 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Great Cacapon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.