City vs city
Charleston vs Prosperity, WV
Charleston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Prosperity, 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 · Prosperity: 44/100
Charleston is 5 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Prosperity: 68/100
Charleston is 9 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Prosperity: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Prosperity: 16/100
Prosperity is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Prosperity: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Prosperity: 25/100
Charleston is 7 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Prosperity: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Prosperity: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prosperity: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Prosperity: 66/100
Charleston is 34 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Prosperity: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Prosperity: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Prosperity: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Prosperity: 46/100
Charleston is 17 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Prosperity: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Prosperity: 45/100
Charleston is 2 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.
Prosperity: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.