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Columbus vs Milton, GA

Columbus currently scores 4 points higher overall than Milton, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Columbus

39/100

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Milton

35/100

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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

Columbus: 39/100 · Milton: 35/100

Columbus is 4 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 39/100 · Milton: 38/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Columbus: 18/100 · Milton: 15/100

Columbus is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 67/100 · Milton: 57/100

Columbus is 10 points higher.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Milton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 8/100 · Milton: 4/100

Columbus is 4 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Milton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 46/100 · Milton: 45/100

Columbus is 1 points higher.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Milton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Milton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbus: 67/100 · Milton: 53/100

Columbus is 14 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Milton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbus: 29/100 · Milton: 32/100

Milton is 3 points higher.

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

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