City vs city
Kingwood vs Wheeling, WV
Wheeling currently scores 6 points higher overall than Kingwood, 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
Kingwood: 38/100 · Wheeling: 44/100
Wheeling is 6 points higher.
Flood
Kingwood: 61/100 · Wheeling: 97/100
Wheeling is 36 points higher.
Kingwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wheeling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kingwood: 18/100 · Wheeling: 17/100
Kingwood is 1 points higher.
Kingwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kingwood: 25/100 · Wheeling: 18/100
Kingwood is 7 points higher.
Kingwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kingwood: 0/100 · Wheeling: 0/100
No gap.
Kingwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kingwood: 28/100 · Wheeling: 68/100
Wheeling is 40 points higher.
Kingwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kingwood: Unavailable · Wheeling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kingwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kingwood: 53/100 · Wheeling: 27/100
Kingwood is 26 points higher.
Kingwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kingwood: 40/100 · Wheeling: 36/100
Kingwood is 4 points higher.
Kingwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wheeling: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.