City vs city
Chesapeake Beach vs Columbia, MD
Chesapeake Beach 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
Chesapeake Beach: 38/100 · Columbia: 35/100
Chesapeake Beach is 3 points higher.
Flood
Chesapeake Beach: 26/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Chesapeake Beach is 2 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesapeake Beach: 22/100 · Columbia: 21/100
Chesapeake Beach is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesapeake Beach: 37/100 · Columbia: 39/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesapeake Beach: 12/100 · Columbia: 19/100
Columbia is 7 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesapeake Beach: 33/100 · Columbia: 58/100
Columbia is 25 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesapeake Beach: 89/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesapeake Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesapeake Beach: 42/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Chesapeake Beach is 2 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesapeake Beach: 43/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Chesapeake Beach is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake Beach: 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.