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Columbus vs Tybee Island, GA

Tybee Island currently scores 2 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Columbus

39/100

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Tybee Island

41/100

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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 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 · Tybee Island: 41/100

Tybee Island is 2 points higher.

Flood

Columbus: 39/100 · Tybee Island: 30/100

Columbus is 9 points higher.

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

Tybee Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbus: 18/100 · Tybee Island: 45/100

Tybee Island is 27 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbus: 67/100 · Tybee Island: 56/100

Columbus is 11 points higher.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tybee Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbus: 8/100 · Tybee Island: 31/100

Tybee Island is 23 points higher.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tybee Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbus: 46/100 · Tybee Island: 34/100

Columbus is 12 points higher.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tybee Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbus: Unavailable · Tybee Island: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Tybee Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Columbus: 67/100 · Tybee Island: 10/100

Columbus is 57 points higher.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Tybee Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Columbus: 29/100 · Tybee Island: 21/100

Columbus is 8 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.

Tybee 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.