City vs city
Columbia vs Elizabeth City, NC
Columbia currently scores 10 points higher overall than Elizabeth City, with the largest gap in flood.
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: 55/100 · Elizabeth City: 45/100
Columbia is 10 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 85/100 · Elizabeth City: 39/100
Columbia is 46 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Elizabeth City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 33/100 · Elizabeth City: 31/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elizabeth City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 45/100 · Elizabeth City: 43/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elizabeth City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 65/100 · Elizabeth City: 38/100
Columbia is 27 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elizabeth City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 47/100 · Elizabeth City: 52/100
Elizabeth City is 5 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elizabeth City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: 83/100 · Elizabeth City: 74/100
Columbia is 9 points higher.
Columbia: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Elizabeth City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Columbia: 52/100 · Elizabeth City: 57/100
Elizabeth City is 5 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elizabeth City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 27/100 · Elizabeth City: 27/100
No gap.
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.
Elizabeth City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.