City vs city
Columbia Heights vs New Brighton, MN
Columbia Heights and New Brighton are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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 Heights: 50/100 · New Brighton: 50/100
No gap.
Flood
Columbia Heights: 40/100 · New Brighton: 40/100
No gap.
Columbia Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
New Brighton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia Heights: 17/100 · New Brighton: 17/100
No gap.
Columbia Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Brighton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia Heights: 28/100 · New Brighton: 28/100
No gap.
Columbia Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Brighton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia Heights: 85/100 · New Brighton: 85/100
No gap.
Columbia Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Brighton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia Heights: 100/100 · New Brighton: 100/100
No gap.
Columbia Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Brighton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia Heights: Unavailable · New Brighton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Brighton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia Heights: 52/100 · New Brighton: 52/100
No gap.
Columbia Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Brighton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbia Heights: 26/100 · New Brighton: 26/100
No gap.
Columbia Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Brighton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.