City vs city
Buchtel vs Columbus, OH
Columbus currently scores 4 points higher overall than Buchtel, 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
Buchtel: 34/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Columbus is 4 points higher.
Flood
Buchtel: 59/100 · Columbus: 52/100
Buchtel is 7 points higher.
Buchtel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buchtel: 16/100 · Columbus: 16/100
No gap.
Buchtel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buchtel: 26/100 · Columbus: 27/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Buchtel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buchtel: 0/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Columbus is 38 points higher.
Buchtel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buchtel: 26/100 · Columbus: 83/100
Columbus is 57 points higher.
Buchtel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buchtel: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buchtel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buchtel: 32/100 · Columbus: 18/100
Buchtel is 14 points higher.
Buchtel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buchtel: 42/100 · Columbus: 34/100
Buchtel is 8 points higher.
Buchtel: 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.