City vs city
Bedford Heights vs Columbus, OH
Bedford Heights and Columbus are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Bedford Heights: 38/100 · Columbus: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Bedford Heights: 55/100 · Columbus: 52/100
Bedford Heights is 3 points higher.
Bedford Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bedford Heights: 18/100 · Columbus: 16/100
Bedford Heights is 2 points higher.
Bedford Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bedford Heights: 32/100 · Columbus: 27/100
Bedford Heights is 5 points higher.
Bedford Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bedford Heights: 42/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Bedford Heights is 4 points higher.
Bedford Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bedford Heights: 69/100 · Columbus: 83/100
Columbus is 14 points higher.
Bedford Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bedford Heights: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bedford Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bedford Heights: 14/100 · Columbus: 18/100
Columbus is 4 points higher.
Bedford Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bedford Heights: 34/100 · Columbus: 34/100
No gap.
Bedford Heights: 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.