City vs city
Columbus vs Whitemarsh Island, GA
Whitemarsh Island currently scores 8 points higher overall than Columbus, 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 · Whitemarsh Island: 59/100
Whitemarsh Island is 8 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 38/100 · Whitemarsh Island: 10/100
Columbus is 28 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Whitemarsh Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 18/100 · Whitemarsh Island: 42/100
Whitemarsh Island is 24 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whitemarsh Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 69/100 · Whitemarsh Island: 61/100
Columbus is 8 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whitemarsh Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 38/100 · Whitemarsh Island: 85/100
Whitemarsh Island is 47 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitemarsh Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 100/100 · Whitemarsh Island: 100/100
No gap.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whitemarsh Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Whitemarsh Island: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whitemarsh Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Columbus: 65/100 · Whitemarsh Island: 50/100
Columbus is 15 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whitemarsh Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 29/100 · Whitemarsh 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.
Whitemarsh 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.