City vs city
Aberdeen vs Columbia, MD
Aberdeen currently scores 6 points higher overall than Columbia, 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
Aberdeen: 41/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Aberdeen is 6 points higher.
Flood
Aberdeen: 29/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Aberdeen is 5 points higher.
Aberdeen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Aberdeen: 22/100 · Columbia: 21/100
Aberdeen is 1 points higher.
Aberdeen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Aberdeen: 41/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Aberdeen is 2 points higher.
Aberdeen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Aberdeen: 46/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Aberdeen is 27 points higher.
Aberdeen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Aberdeen: 21/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Columbia is 37 points higher.
Aberdeen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Aberdeen: 84/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Aberdeen: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Aberdeen: 42/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Aberdeen is 2 points higher.
Aberdeen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Aberdeen: 40/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Aberdeen: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Columbia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.