City vs city
Charleston vs New Cumberland, WV
Charleston currently scores 13 points higher overall than New Cumberland, 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 · New Cumberland: 36/100
Charleston is 13 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · New Cumberland: 73/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
New Cumberland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · New Cumberland: 18/100
New Cumberland is 3 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Cumberland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · New Cumberland: 20/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Cumberland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · New Cumberland: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Cumberland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · New Cumberland: 25/100
Charleston is 75 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Cumberland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · New Cumberland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Cumberland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · New Cumberland: 43/100
Charleston is 20 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Cumberland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · New Cumberland: 38/100
Charleston is 9 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Cumberland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.