City vs city
Bladensburg vs Columbia, MD
Bladensburg currently scores 4 points higher overall than Columbia, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Bladensburg: 39/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Bladensburg is 4 points higher.
Flood
Bladensburg: 27/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Bladensburg is 3 points higher.
Bladensburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bladensburg: 21/100 · Columbia: 21/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bladensburg: 39/100 · Columbia: 39/100
No gap.
Bladensburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bladensburg: 38/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Bladensburg is 19 points higher.
Bladensburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bladensburg: 63/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Bladensburg is 5 points higher.
Bladensburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bladensburg: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bladensburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bladensburg: 38/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Bladensburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bladensburg: 44/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Bladensburg is 2 points higher.
Bladensburg: 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.