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Columbia vs St. Louis, MO

Columbia currently scores 6 points higher overall than St. Louis, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Columbia

44/100

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St. Louis

38/100

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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 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 · St. Louis: 38/100

Columbia is 6 points higher.

Flood

Columbia: 40/100 · St. Louis: 32/100

Columbia is 8 points higher.

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

St. Louis: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbia: 17/100 · St. Louis: 16/100

Columbia is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbia: 46/100 · St. Louis: 39/100

Columbia is 7 points higher.

Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

St. Louis: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbia: 69/100 · St. Louis: 15/100

Columbia is 54 points higher.

Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Louis: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbia: 100/100 · St. Louis: 100/100

No gap.

Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

St. Louis: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbia: Unavailable · St. Louis: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbia: 22/100 · St. Louis: 38/100

St. Louis is 16 points higher.

Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

St. Louis: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Columbia: 12/100 · St. Louis: 27/100

St. Louis is 15 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.

St. Louis: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.