City vs city
Columbia City vs South Bend, IN
Columbia City currently scores 1 points higher overall than South Bend, 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
Columbia City: 45/100 · South Bend: 44/100
Columbia City is 1 points higher.
Flood
Columbia City: 41/100 · South Bend: 30/100
Columbia City is 11 points higher.
Columbia City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 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: 48/100
Columbia City is 13 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: 54/100
No gap.
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: 100/100
South Bend is 6 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: 28/100
South Bend is 15 points higher.
Columbia City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia City: 33/100 · South Bend: 29/100
Columbia City is 4 points higher.
Columbia City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.