City vs city

Falling Waters vs Ranson, WV

Falling Waters currently scores 4 points higher overall than Ranson, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Falling Waters

38/100

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Ranson

34/100

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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

Falling Waters: 38/100 · Ranson: 34/100

Falling Waters is 4 points higher.

Flood

Falling Waters: 80/100 · Ranson: 57/100

Falling Waters is 23 points higher.

Falling Waters: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Ranson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Falling Waters: 20/100 · Ranson: 20/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Falling Waters: 20/100 · Ranson: 23/100

Ranson is 3 points higher.

Falling Waters: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Ranson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Falling Waters: 8/100 · Ranson: 8/100

No gap.

Falling Waters: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ranson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Falling Waters: 38/100 · Ranson: 42/100

Ranson is 4 points higher.

Falling Waters: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Ranson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Falling Waters: Unavailable · Ranson: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Falling Waters: 58/100 · Ranson: 50/100

Falling Waters is 8 points higher.

Falling Waters: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ranson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Falling Waters: 42/100 · Ranson: 41/100

Falling Waters is 1 points higher.

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

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