City vs city
Big Timber vs Columbus, MT
Columbus currently scores 2 points higher overall than Big Timber, 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
Big Timber: 32/100 · Columbus: 34/100
Columbus is 2 points higher.
Flood
Big Timber: 38/100 · Columbus: 36/100
Big Timber is 2 points higher.
Big Timber: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Timber: 16/100 · Columbus: 16/100
No gap.
Big Timber: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Timber: 14/100 · Columbus: 15/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Big Timber: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Timber: 4/100 · Columbus: 0/100
Big Timber is 4 points higher.
Big Timber: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Timber: 100/100 · Columbus: 76/100
Big Timber is 24 points higher.
Big Timber: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Timber: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Timber: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Timber: 40/100 · Columbus: 44/100
Columbus is 4 points higher.
Big Timber: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Timber: 15/100 · Columbus: 16/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Big Timber: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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.