City vs city
Columbia vs Kill Devil Hills, NC
Columbia currently scores 18 points higher overall than Kill Devil Hills, 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 · Kill Devil Hills: 37/100
Columbia is 18 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 85/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 0/100
Columbia is 85 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Kill Devil Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 33/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 39/100
Kill Devil Hills is 6 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kill Devil Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 45/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 36/100
Columbia is 9 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kill Devil Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 65/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 46/100
Columbia is 19 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kill Devil Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 47/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 29/100
Columbia is 18 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kill Devil Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: 83/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 94/100
Kill Devil Hills is 11 points higher.
Columbia: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Kill Devil Hills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Columbia: 52/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 0/100
Columbia is 52 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kill Devil Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 27/100 · Kill Devil Hills: 16/100
Columbia is 11 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.
Kill Devil Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.