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Canton vs Columbus, GA

Canton currently scores 1 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Canton

40/100

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Columbus

39/100

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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

Canton: 40/100 · Columbus: 39/100

Canton is 1 points higher.

Flood

Canton: 35/100 · Columbus: 39/100

Columbus is 4 points higher.

Canton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Canton: 15/100 · Columbus: 18/100

Columbus is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Canton: 58/100 · Columbus: 67/100

Columbus is 9 points higher.

Canton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Canton: 15/100 · Columbus: 8/100

Canton is 7 points higher.

Canton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Canton: 53/100 · Columbus: 46/100

Canton is 7 points higher.

Canton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Canton: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Canton: 69/100 · Columbus: 67/100

Canton is 2 points higher.

Canton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Canton: 33/100 · Columbus: 29/100

Canton is 4 points higher.

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

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