City vs city
California vs Columbia, MD
California currently scores 7 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
California: 42/100 · Columbia: 35/100
California is 7 points higher.
Flood
California: 30/100 · Columbia: 24/100
California is 6 points higher.
California: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
California: 22/100 · Columbia: 21/100
California is 1 points higher.
California: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
California: 37/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
California: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
California: 31/100 · Columbia: 19/100
California is 12 points higher.
California: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
California: 46/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Columbia is 12 points higher.
California: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
California: 88/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
California: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
California: 44/100 · Columbia: 40/100
California is 4 points higher.
California: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
California: 41/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
California: 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.