City vs city
Charleston vs New Martinsville, WV
Charleston currently scores 17 points higher overall than New Martinsville, 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 · New Martinsville: 32/100
Charleston is 17 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · New Martinsville: 61/100
Charleston is 16 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
New Martinsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · New Martinsville: 17/100
New Martinsville is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Martinsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · New Martinsville: 27/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Martinsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · New Martinsville: 8/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Martinsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · New Martinsville: 44/100
Charleston is 56 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Martinsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · New Martinsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Martinsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · New Martinsville: 29/100
Charleston is 34 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Martinsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · New Martinsville: 36/100
Charleston is 11 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.
New Martinsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.