City vs city
Bowie vs Columbia, MD
Bowie currently scores 3 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
Bowie: 38/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Bowie is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bowie: 27/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Bowie is 3 points higher.
Bowie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bowie: 21/100 · Columbia: 21/100
No gap.
Bowie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bowie: 40/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Bowie is 1 points higher.
Bowie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bowie: 15/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Bowie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bowie: 29/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Columbia is 29 points higher.
Bowie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bowie: 80/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bowie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bowie: 47/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Bowie is 7 points higher.
Bowie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bowie: 44/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Bowie is 2 points higher.
Bowie: 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.