City vs city
Bartonsville vs Columbia, MD
Columbia currently scores 6 points higher overall than Bartonsville, 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
Bartonsville: 29/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Columbia is 6 points higher.
Flood
Bartonsville: 0/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Columbia is 24 points higher.
Bartonsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bartonsville: 20/100 · Columbia: 21/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Bartonsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bartonsville: 30/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Columbia is 9 points higher.
Bartonsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bartonsville: 42/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Bartonsville is 23 points higher.
Bartonsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bartonsville: 22/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Columbia is 36 points higher.
Bartonsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bartonsville: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bartonsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bartonsville: 44/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Bartonsville is 4 points higher.
Bartonsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bartonsville: 42/100 · Columbia: 42/100
No gap.
Bartonsville: 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.