City vs city
Columbia vs Modesto, CA
Columbia currently scores 3 points higher overall than Modesto, with the largest gap 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
Columbia: 24/100 · Modesto: 21/100
Columbia is 3 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 36/100 · Modesto: 31/100
Columbia is 5 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Modesto: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 4/100 · Modesto: 3/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Modesto: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 2/100 · Modesto: 1/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Modesto: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 0/100 · Modesto: 0/100
No gap.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Modesto: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 1/100 · Modesto: 1/100
No gap.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Modesto: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Modesto: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Modesto: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 78/100 · Modesto: 61/100
Columbia is 17 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Modesto: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 20/100 · Modesto: 26/100
Modesto is 6 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Modesto: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.