City vs city
Columbus vs St. Simons, GA
St. Simons currently scores 2 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · St. Simons: 41/100
St. Simons is 2 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 39/100 · St. Simons: 69/100
St. Simons is 30 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
St. Simons: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 18/100 · St. Simons: 37/100
St. Simons is 19 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
St. Simons: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 67/100 · St. Simons: 64/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
St. Simons: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 8/100 · St. Simons: 8/100
No gap.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Simons: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 46/100 · St. Simons: 23/100
Columbus is 23 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
St. Simons: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · St. Simons: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
St. Simons: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Columbus: 67/100 · St. Simons: 10/100
Columbus is 57 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
St. Simons: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 29/100 · St. Simons: 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.
St. Simons: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.