City vs city
Columbia vs Van Buren, MO
Van Buren currently scores 4 points higher overall than Columbia, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 · Van Buren: 48/100
Van Buren is 4 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 40/100 · Van Buren: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Van Buren: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Columbia: 17/100 · Van Buren: 15/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 46/100 · Van Buren: 90/100
Van Buren is 44 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Van Buren: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 69/100 · Van Buren: 69/100
No gap.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 100/100 · Van Buren: 100/100
No gap.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Van Buren: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Van Buren: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Van Buren: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 22/100 · Van Buren: 38/100
Van Buren is 16 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Van Buren: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 12/100 · Van Buren: 27/100
Van Buren 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.
Van Buren: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.