City vs city
Kingwood vs Masontown, WV
Kingwood currently scores 2 points higher overall than Masontown, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Kingwood: 38/100 · Masontown: 36/100
Kingwood is 2 points higher.
Flood
Kingwood: 61/100 · Masontown: 53/100
Kingwood is 8 points higher.
Kingwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Masontown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kingwood: 18/100 · Masontown: 18/100
No gap.
Kingwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Masontown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kingwood: 25/100 · Masontown: 25/100
No gap.
Kingwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Masontown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kingwood: 0/100 · Masontown: 35/100
Masontown is 35 points higher.
Kingwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Masontown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kingwood: 28/100 · Masontown: 34/100
Masontown is 6 points higher.
Kingwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Masontown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kingwood: Unavailable · Masontown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kingwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Masontown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kingwood: 53/100 · Masontown: 47/100
Kingwood is 6 points higher.
Kingwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Masontown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kingwood: 40/100 · Masontown: 40/100
No gap.
Kingwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Masontown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.