City vs city
Bellefontaine Neighbors vs Columbia, MO
Columbia currently scores 2 points higher overall than Bellefontaine Neighbors, 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
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 42/100 · Columbia: 44/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Flood
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 32/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Columbia is 8 points higher.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 16/100 · Columbia: 17/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 43/100 · Columbia: 46/100
Columbia is 3 points higher.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 38/100 · Columbia: 69/100
Columbia is 31 points higher.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 100/100 · Columbia: 100/100
No gap.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 33/100 · Columbia: 22/100
Bellefontaine Neighbors is 11 points higher.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bellefontaine Neighbors: 29/100 · Columbia: 12/100
Bellefontaine Neighbors is 17 points higher.
Bellefontaine Neighbors: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.