City vs city
Baltimore vs Columbus, OH
Columbus currently scores 3 points higher overall than Baltimore, 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
Baltimore: 35/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Flood
Baltimore: 69/100 · Columbus: 52/100
Baltimore is 17 points higher.
Baltimore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baltimore: 16/100 · Columbus: 16/100
No gap.
Baltimore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baltimore: 22/100 · Columbus: 27/100
Columbus is 5 points higher.
Baltimore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baltimore: 0/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Columbus is 38 points higher.
Baltimore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baltimore: 32/100 · Columbus: 83/100
Columbus is 51 points higher.
Baltimore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baltimore: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baltimore: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baltimore: 33/100 · Columbus: 18/100
Baltimore is 15 points higher.
Baltimore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baltimore: 35/100 · Columbus: 34/100
Baltimore is 1 points higher.
Baltimore: 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.