City vs city
Bel Air North vs Columbia, MD
Bel Air North currently scores 5 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
Bel Air North: 40/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Bel Air North is 5 points higher.
Flood
Bel Air North: 26/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Bel Air North is 2 points higher.
Bel Air North: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bel Air North: 21/100 · Columbia: 21/100
No gap.
Bel Air North: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bel Air North: 40/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Bel Air North is 1 points higher.
Bel Air North: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bel Air North: 8/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Columbia is 11 points higher.
Bel Air North: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bel Air North: 100/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Bel Air North is 42 points higher.
Bel Air North: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bel Air North: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bel Air North: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bel Air North: 42/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Bel Air North is 2 points higher.
Bel Air North: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bel Air North: 40/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Bel Air North: 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.