City vs city
Charleston vs Paden City, WV
Charleston currently scores 28 points higher overall than Paden City, 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 · Paden City: 21/100
Charleston is 28 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Paden City: 4/100
Charleston is 73 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Paden City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Paden City: 17/100
Paden City is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Paden City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Paden City: 27/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Paden City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Paden City: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paden City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Paden City: 15/100
Charleston is 85 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Paden City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Paden City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Paden City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Paden City: 29/100
Charleston is 34 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Paden City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Paden City: 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.
Paden City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.