City vs city
Columbus vs Heron Bay, GA
Columbus currently scores 4 points higher overall than Heron Bay, 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 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
Columbus: 51/100 · Heron Bay: 47/100
Columbus is 4 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 38/100 · Heron Bay: 43/100
Heron Bay is 5 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Heron Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 18/100 · Heron Bay: 17/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Heron Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 69/100 · Heron Bay: 54/100
Columbus is 15 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Heron Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 38/100 · Heron Bay: 62/100
Heron Bay is 24 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Heron Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 100/100 · Heron Bay: 52/100
Columbus is 48 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Heron Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Heron Bay: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Heron Bay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 65/100 · Heron Bay: 72/100
Heron Bay is 7 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Heron Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 29/100 · Heron Bay: 28/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Heron Bay: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.