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Bellaire vs Columbus, OH

Bellaire currently scores 5 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Bellaire

43/100

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Columbus

38/100

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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

Bellaire: 43/100 · Columbus: 38/100

Bellaire is 5 points higher.

Flood

Bellaire: 76/100 · Columbus: 52/100

Bellaire is 24 points higher.

Bellaire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bellaire: 17/100 · Columbus: 16/100

Bellaire is 1 points higher.

Bellaire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bellaire: 18/100 · Columbus: 27/100

Columbus is 9 points higher.

Bellaire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bellaire: 0/100 · Columbus: 38/100

Columbus is 38 points higher.

Bellaire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bellaire: 64/100 · Columbus: 83/100

Columbus is 19 points higher.

Bellaire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bellaire: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bellaire: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bellaire: 44/100 · Columbus: 18/100

Bellaire is 26 points higher.

Bellaire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Bellaire: 36/100 · Columbus: 34/100

Bellaire is 2 points higher.

Bellaire: 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.