City vs city
Charleston vs West Liberty, WV
Charleston currently scores 20 points higher overall than West Liberty, 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 · West Liberty: 29/100
Charleston is 20 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · West Liberty: 79/100
West Liberty is 2 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
West Liberty: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · West Liberty: 17/100
West Liberty is 2 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Liberty: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · West Liberty: 18/100
Charleston is 14 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Liberty: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · West Liberty: 4/100
Charleston is 8 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Liberty: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · West Liberty: 15/100
Charleston is 85 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Liberty: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · West Liberty: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Liberty: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · West Liberty: 33/100
Charleston is 30 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Liberty: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · West Liberty: 38/100
Charleston is 9 points higher.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
West Liberty: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.