City vs city
Columbus vs Lithonia, GA
Columbus currently scores 1 points higher overall than Lithonia, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Lithonia: 50/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 38/100 · Lithonia: 35/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Lithonia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 18/100 · Lithonia: 16/100
Columbus is 2 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lithonia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 69/100 · Lithonia: 59/100
Columbus is 10 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lithonia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 38/100 · Lithonia: 0/100
Columbus is 38 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lithonia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 100/100 · Lithonia: 99/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lithonia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Lithonia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lithonia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 65/100 · Lithonia: 62/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lithonia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 29/100 · Lithonia: 31/100
Lithonia is 2 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.
Lithonia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.