City vs city
Columbia vs District Heights, MD
Columbia and District Heights 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 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.