City vs city
Columbia vs Dames Quarter, MD
Columbia and Dames Quarter are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Columbia: 35/100 · Dames Quarter: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Columbia: 24/100 · Dames Quarter: 61/100
Dames Quarter is 37 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Dames Quarter: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 21/100 · Dames Quarter: 26/100
Dames Quarter is 5 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Dames Quarter: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 39/100 · Dames Quarter: 26/100
Columbia is 13 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Dames Quarter: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 19/100 · Dames Quarter: 0/100
Columbia is 19 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dames Quarter: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 58/100 · Dames Quarter: 5/100
Columbia is 53 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Dames Quarter: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Dames Quarter: 86/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Dames Quarter: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Columbia: 40/100 · Dames Quarter: 11/100
Columbia is 29 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Dames Quarter: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 42/100 · Dames Quarter: 28/100
Columbia is 14 points higher.
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.
Dames Quarter: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.