City vs city
Columbus vs Scammon, KS
Columbus currently scores 8 points higher overall than Scammon, 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: 52/100 · Scammon: 44/100
Columbus is 8 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 57/100 · Scammon: 55/100
Columbus is 2 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Scammon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 17/100 · Scammon: 17/100
No gap.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Scammon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 88/100 · Scammon: 89/100
Scammon is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Scammon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 23/100 · Scammon: 15/100
Columbus is 8 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scammon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 100/100 · Scammon: 55/100
Columbus is 45 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scammon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Scammon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Scammon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 46/100 · Scammon: 44/100
Columbus is 2 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Scammon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 31/100 · Scammon: 31/100
No gap.
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.
Scammon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.