City vs city
Charleston vs North Hills, WV
Charleston currently scores 12 points higher overall than North Hills, 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 · North Hills: 37/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · North Hills: 36/100
Charleston is 41 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
North Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · North Hills: 16/100
North Hills is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · North Hills: 40/100
North Hills is 8 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · North Hills: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · North Hills: 40/100
Charleston is 60 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · North Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · North Hills: 49/100
Charleston is 14 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · North Hills: 42/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
North Hills: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.