City vs city
Capitol Heights vs Columbia, MD
Capitol Heights currently scores 6 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
Capitol Heights: 41/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Capitol Heights is 6 points higher.
Flood
Capitol Heights: 14/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Columbia is 10 points higher.
Capitol Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Capitol Heights: 21/100 · Columbia: 21/100
No gap.
Capitol Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Capitol Heights: 40/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Capitol Heights is 1 points higher.
Capitol Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Capitol Heights: 31/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Capitol Heights is 12 points higher.
Capitol Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Capitol Heights: 37/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Columbia is 21 points higher.
Capitol Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Capitol Heights: 93/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Capitol Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Capitol Heights: 48/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Capitol Heights is 8 points higher.
Capitol Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Capitol Heights: 47/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Capitol Heights is 5 points higher.
Capitol Heights: 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.