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Berkeley vs Columbia, MO

Berkeley currently scores 3 points higher overall than Columbia, with the largest gap in current air quality.

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Berkeley

47/100

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Columbia

44/100

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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 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

Berkeley: 47/100 · Columbia: 44/100

Berkeley is 3 points higher.

Flood

Berkeley: 42/100 · Columbia: 40/100

Berkeley is 2 points higher.

Berkeley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Berkeley: 16/100 · Columbia: 17/100

Columbia is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Berkeley: 43/100 · Columbia: 46/100

Columbia is 3 points higher.

Berkeley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Berkeley: 69/100 · Columbia: 69/100

No gap.

Berkeley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Berkeley: 100/100 · Columbia: 100/100

No gap.

Berkeley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Berkeley: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Berkeley: 34/100 · Columbia: 22/100

Berkeley is 12 points higher.

Berkeley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Berkeley: 28/100 · Columbia: 12/100

Berkeley is 16 points higher.

Berkeley: 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.