City vs city
Cape Girardeau vs Columbia, MO
Columbia currently scores 9 points higher overall than Cape Girardeau, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Cape Girardeau: 35/100 · Columbia: 44/100
Columbia is 9 points higher.
Flood
Cape Girardeau: 36/100 · Columbia: 40/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Girardeau: 15/100 · Columbia: 17/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Girardeau: 49/100 · Columbia: 46/100
Cape Girardeau is 3 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Girardeau: 27/100 · Columbia: 69/100
Columbia is 42 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Girardeau: 50/100 · Columbia: 100/100
Columbia is 50 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Girardeau: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cape Girardeau: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cape Girardeau: 40/100 · Columbia: 22/100
Cape Girardeau is 18 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cape Girardeau: 26/100 · Columbia: 12/100
Cape Girardeau is 14 points higher.
Cape Girardeau: 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.