City vs city
Columbus vs West Mineral, KS
Columbus and West Mineral are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 · West Mineral: 52/100
No gap.
Flood
Columbus: 57/100 · West Mineral: 83/100
West Mineral is 26 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Mineral: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 17/100 · West Mineral: 17/100
No gap.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Mineral: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 88/100 · West Mineral: 89/100
West Mineral is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Mineral: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 23/100 · West Mineral: 12/100
Columbus is 11 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mineral: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 100/100 · West Mineral: 89/100
Columbus is 11 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mineral: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · West Mineral: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Mineral: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 46/100 · West Mineral: 41/100
Columbus is 5 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Mineral: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 31/100 · West Mineral: 30/100
Columbus is 1 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.
West Mineral: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.