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Baden vs Columbia, MD

Columbia currently scores 2 points higher overall than Baden, with the largest gap in hail.

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Columbia

35/100

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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 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

Baden: 33/100 · Columbia: 35/100

Columbia is 2 points higher.

Flood

Baden: 24/100 · Columbia: 24/100

No gap.

Baden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Baden: 21/100 · Columbia: 21/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Baden: 41/100 · Columbia: 39/100

Baden is 2 points higher.

Baden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Baden: 0/100 · Columbia: 19/100

Columbia is 19 points higher.

Baden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Baden: 16/100 · Columbia: 58/100

Columbia is 42 points higher.

Baden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Baden: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Baden: 51/100 · Columbia: 40/100

Baden is 11 points higher.

Baden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Baden: 44/100 · Columbia: 42/100

Baden is 2 points higher.

Baden: 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.