City vs city
Columbia vs Indian Head, MD
Columbia and Indian Head 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 · Indian Head: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Columbia: 24/100 · Indian Head: 29/100
Indian Head is 5 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Indian Head: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 21/100 · Indian Head: 21/100
No gap.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Indian Head: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 39/100 · Indian Head: 42/100
Indian Head is 3 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Indian Head: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 19/100 · Indian Head: 50/100
Indian Head is 31 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Indian Head: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 58/100 · Indian Head: 15/100
Columbia is 43 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Indian Head: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Indian Head: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Indian Head: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 40/100 · Indian Head: 46/100
Indian Head is 6 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Indian Head: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 42/100 · Indian Head: 41/100
Columbia is 1 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.
Indian Head: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.