City vs city

Columbia City vs South Bend, IN

Columbia City currently scores 9 points higher overall than South Bend, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Columbia City

45/100

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South Bend

36/100

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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

Columbia City: 45/100 · South Bend: 36/100

Columbia City is 9 points higher.

Flood

Columbia City: 41/100 · South Bend: 20/100

Columbia City is 21 points higher.

Columbia City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbia City: 16/100 · South Bend: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Columbia City: 61/100 · South Bend: 41/100

Columbia City is 20 points higher.

Columbia City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbia City: 54/100 · South Bend: 0/100

Columbia City is 54 points higher.

Columbia City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbia City: 94/100 · South Bend: 76/100

Columbia City is 18 points higher.

Columbia City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbia City: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbia City: 13/100 · South Bend: 34/100

South Bend is 21 points higher.

Columbia City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbia City: 33/100 · South Bend: 29/100

Columbia City is 4 points higher.

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

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