City vs city
Columbus vs Swainsboro, GA
Columbus currently scores 5 points higher overall than Swainsboro, 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: 39/100 · Swainsboro: 34/100
Columbus is 5 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 39/100 · Swainsboro: 41/100
Swainsboro is 2 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Swainsboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 18/100 · Swainsboro: 22/100
Swainsboro is 4 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Swainsboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 67/100 · Swainsboro: 60/100
Columbus is 7 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Swainsboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 8/100 · Swainsboro: 12/100
Swainsboro is 4 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swainsboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 46/100 · Swainsboro: 8/100
Columbus is 38 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swainsboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Swainsboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Swainsboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 67/100 · Swainsboro: 70/100
Swainsboro is 3 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Swainsboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 29/100 · Swainsboro: 26/100
Columbus is 3 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.
Swainsboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.