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Columbia vs District Heights, MD

Columbia and District Heights are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.

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Columbia

33/100

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District Heights

33/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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: 33/100 · District Heights: 33/100

No gap.

Flood

Columbia: 22/100 · District Heights: 18/100

Columbia is 4 points higher.

Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

District Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbia: 21/100 · District Heights: 21/100

No gap.

Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

District Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Columbia: 38/100 · District Heights: 40/100

District Heights is 2 points higher.

Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

District Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbia: 15/100 · District Heights: 27/100

District Heights is 12 points higher.

Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

District Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbia: 58/100 · District Heights: 33/100

Columbia is 25 points higher.

Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

District Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbia: Unavailable · District Heights: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

District Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Columbia: 38/100 · District Heights: 47/100

District Heights is 9 points higher.

Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

District Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbia: 42/100 · District Heights: 44/100

District Heights is 2 points higher.

Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

District Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.