City vs city
Brooklyn Center vs Columbia Heights, MN
Columbia Heights currently scores 13 points higher overall than Brooklyn Center, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Brooklyn Center: 37/100 · Columbia Heights: 50/100
Columbia Heights is 13 points higher.
Flood
Brooklyn Center: 37/100 · Columbia Heights: 40/100
Columbia Heights is 3 points higher.
Brooklyn Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Columbia Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brooklyn Center: 17/100 · Columbia Heights: 17/100
No gap.
Brooklyn Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brooklyn Center: 27/100 · Columbia Heights: 28/100
Columbia Heights is 1 points higher.
Brooklyn Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brooklyn Center: 4/100 · Columbia Heights: 85/100
Columbia Heights is 81 points higher.
Brooklyn Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brooklyn Center: 100/100 · Columbia Heights: 100/100
No gap.
Brooklyn Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brooklyn Center: Unavailable · Columbia Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brooklyn Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brooklyn Center: 50/100 · Columbia Heights: 52/100
Columbia Heights is 2 points higher.
Brooklyn Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Brooklyn Center: 26/100 · Columbia Heights: 26/100
No gap.
Brooklyn Center: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Columbia Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.