City vs city
Marlinton vs White Sulphur Springs, WV
Marlinton and White Sulphur Springs are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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
Marlinton: 33/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 33/100
No gap.
Flood
Marlinton: 64/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 64/100
No gap.
Marlinton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
White Sulphur Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Marlinton: 17/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 17/100
No gap.
Marlinton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
White Sulphur Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Marlinton: 22/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 22/100
No gap.
Marlinton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
White Sulphur Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Marlinton: 0/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 0/100
No gap.
Marlinton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
White Sulphur Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Marlinton: 12/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 8/100
Marlinton is 4 points higher.
Marlinton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
White Sulphur Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Marlinton: Unavailable · White Sulphur Springs: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Marlinton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
White Sulphur Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Marlinton: 46/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 51/100
White Sulphur Springs is 5 points higher.
Marlinton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
White Sulphur Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Marlinton: 36/100 · White Sulphur Springs: 35/100
Marlinton is 1 points higher.
Marlinton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
White Sulphur Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.