City vs city
Columbus vs Joliet, MT
Columbus currently scores 3 points higher overall than Joliet, 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: 34/100 · Joliet: 31/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 36/100 · Joliet: 29/100
Columbus is 7 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Joliet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 16/100 · Joliet: 17/100
Joliet is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Joliet: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 15/100 · Joliet: 16/100
Joliet is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Joliet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 0/100 · Joliet: 0/100
No gap.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Joliet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 76/100 · Joliet: 50/100
Columbus is 26 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Joliet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Joliet: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Joliet: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 44/100 · Joliet: 56/100
Joliet is 12 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Joliet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 16/100 · Joliet: 17/100
Joliet is 1 points higher.
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.
Joliet: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.