City vs city

Charleston vs Leon, WV

Charleston currently scores 1 points higher overall than Leon, 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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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 · Leon: 48/100

Charleston is 1 points higher.

Flood

Charleston: 77/100 · Leon: 97/100

Leon is 20 points higher.

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

Leon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charleston: 15/100 · Leon: 16/100

Leon is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Charleston: 32/100 · Leon: 38/100

Leon is 6 points higher.

Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Leon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charleston: 12/100 · Leon: 0/100

Charleston is 12 points higher.

Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Leon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charleston: 100/100 · Leon: 36/100

Charleston is 64 points higher.

Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Leon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charleston: Unavailable · Leon: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Charleston: 63/100 · Leon: 58/100

Charleston is 5 points higher.

Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Leon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Charleston: 47/100 · Leon: 44/100

Charleston is 3 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.

Leon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.