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Columbia vs Port Tobacco Village, MD

Columbia currently scores 2 points higher overall than Port Tobacco Village, with the largest gap in hail.

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Columbia

35/100

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Port Tobacco Village

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 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 · Port Tobacco Village: 33/100

Columbia is 2 points higher.

Flood

Columbia: 24/100 · Port Tobacco Village: 24/100

No gap.

Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Port Tobacco Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbia: 21/100 · Port Tobacco Village: 21/100

No gap.

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

Port Tobacco Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Columbia: 39/100 · Port Tobacco Village: 42/100

Port Tobacco Village is 3 points higher.

Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Port Tobacco Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbia: 19/100 · Port Tobacco Village: 15/100

Columbia is 4 points higher.

Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Tobacco Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbia: 58/100 · Port Tobacco Village: 37/100

Columbia is 21 points higher.

Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Tobacco Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbia: Unavailable · Port Tobacco Village: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Port Tobacco Village: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Columbia: 40/100 · Port Tobacco Village: 49/100

Port Tobacco Village is 9 points higher.

Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Port Tobacco Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Columbia: 42/100 · Port Tobacco Village: 42/100

No gap.

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.

Port Tobacco Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.