City vs city
Columbus vs Mississippi State, MS
Columbus currently scores 21 points higher overall than Mississippi State, 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 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
Columbus: 59/100 · Mississippi State: 38/100
Columbus is 21 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 71/100 · Mississippi State: 37/100
Columbus is 34 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Mississippi State: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 17/100 · Mississippi State: 17/100
No gap.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mississippi State: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 76/100 · Mississippi State: 73/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mississippi State: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 65/100 · Mississippi State: 23/100
Columbus is 42 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mississippi State: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 100/100 · Mississippi State: 30/100
Columbus is 70 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mississippi State: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Mississippi State: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mississippi State: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 57/100 · Mississippi State: 56/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mississippi State: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 28/100 · Mississippi State: 28/100
No gap.
Columbus: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mississippi State: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.