City vs city
Charleston vs Teays Valley, WV
Teays Valley currently scores 2 points higher overall than Charleston, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Teays Valley: 51/100
Teays Valley is 2 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Teays Valley: 57/100
Charleston is 20 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Teays Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Teays Valley: 15/100
No gap.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Teays Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Teays Valley: 38/100
Teays Valley is 6 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Teays Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Teays Valley: 0/100
Charleston is 12 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Teays Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Teays Valley: 85/100
Charleston is 15 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Teays Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Teays Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Teays Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Teays Valley: 64/100
Teays Valley is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Teays Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Teays Valley: 46/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Teays Valley: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.