City vs city

Charleston vs Shannondale, WV

Charleston currently scores 6 points higher overall than Shannondale, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Charleston

49/100

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Shannondale

43/100

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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 · Shannondale: 43/100

Charleston is 6 points higher.

Flood

Charleston: 77/100 · Shannondale: 85/100

Shannondale is 8 points higher.

Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Shannondale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Charleston: 15/100 · Shannondale: 20/100

Shannondale is 5 points higher.

Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Shannondale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Charleston: 32/100 · Shannondale: 25/100

Charleston is 7 points higher.

Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Shannondale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Charleston: 12/100 · Shannondale: 12/100

No gap.

Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shannondale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Charleston: 100/100 · Shannondale: 66/100

Charleston is 34 points higher.

Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Shannondale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Charleston: Unavailable · Shannondale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Shannondale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Charleston: 63/100 · Shannondale: 49/100

Charleston is 14 points higher.

Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Shannondale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Charleston: 47/100 · Shannondale: 41/100

Charleston is 6 points higher.

Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Shannondale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.