City vs city
Columbia vs Platte Woods, MO
Platte Woods currently scores 11 points higher overall than Columbia, with the largest gap 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 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
Columbia: 44/100 · Platte Woods: 55/100
Platte Woods is 11 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 40/100 · Platte Woods: 100/100
Platte Woods is 60 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Platte Woods: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 17/100 · Platte Woods: 18/100
Platte Woods is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Platte Woods: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 46/100 · Platte Woods: 78/100
Platte Woods is 32 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Platte Woods: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 69/100 · Platte Woods: 15/100
Columbia is 54 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Platte Woods: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 100/100 · Platte Woods: 100/100
No gap.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Platte Woods: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Platte Woods: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Platte Woods: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 22/100 · Platte Woods: 52/100
Platte Woods is 30 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Platte Woods: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 12/100 · Platte Woods: 25/100
Platte Woods is 13 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Platte Woods: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.