City vs city
Columbus vs Jekyll Island, GA
Jekyll Island currently scores 5 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in flood.
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: 39/100 · Jekyll Island: 44/100
Jekyll Island is 5 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 39/100 · Jekyll Island: 100/100
Jekyll Island is 61 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Jekyll Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 18/100 · Jekyll Island: 36/100
Jekyll Island is 18 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jekyll Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 67/100 · Jekyll Island: 69/100
Jekyll Island is 2 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jekyll Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 8/100 · Jekyll Island: 8/100
No gap.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jekyll Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 46/100 · Jekyll Island: 12/100
Columbus is 34 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jekyll Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Jekyll Island: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jekyll Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Columbus: 67/100 · Jekyll Island: 12/100
Columbus is 55 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jekyll Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 29/100 · Jekyll Island: 15/100
Columbus is 14 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.
Jekyll Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.