City vs city
Columbus vs Martin Lake, MN
Columbus currently scores 7 points higher overall than Martin Lake, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Columbus: 40/100 · Martin Lake: 33/100
Columbus is 7 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 61/100 · Martin Lake: 85/100
Martin Lake is 24 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Martin Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 17/100 · Martin Lake: 17/100
No gap.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Martin Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 29/100 · Martin Lake: 29/100
No gap.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Martin Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 0/100 · Martin Lake: 4/100
Martin Lake is 4 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martin Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 38/100 · Martin Lake: 27/100
Columbus is 11 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martin Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Martin Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Martin Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 70/100 · Martin Lake: 44/100
Columbus is 26 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Martin Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 26/100 · Martin Lake: 26/100
No gap.
Columbus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Martin Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.