City vs city
Baltimore Highlands vs Columbia, MD
Baltimore Highlands currently scores 7 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
Baltimore Highlands: 42/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Baltimore Highlands is 7 points higher.
Flood
Baltimore Highlands: 27/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Baltimore Highlands is 3 points higher.
Baltimore Highlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baltimore Highlands: 21/100 · Columbia: 21/100
No gap.
Baltimore Highlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baltimore Highlands: 40/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Baltimore Highlands is 1 points higher.
Baltimore Highlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baltimore Highlands: 35/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Baltimore Highlands is 16 points higher.
Baltimore Highlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baltimore Highlands: 89/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Baltimore Highlands is 31 points higher.
Baltimore Highlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baltimore Highlands: 47/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baltimore Highlands: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baltimore Highlands: 34/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Columbia is 6 points higher.
Baltimore Highlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baltimore Highlands: 43/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Baltimore Highlands is 1 points higher.
Baltimore Highlands: 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.