City vs city
Canal Winchester vs Columbus, OH
Canal Winchester and Columbus are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Canal Winchester: 38/100 · Columbus: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Canal Winchester: 88/100 · Columbus: 52/100
Canal Winchester is 36 points higher.
Canal Winchester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canal Winchester: 16/100 · Columbus: 16/100
No gap.
Canal Winchester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canal Winchester: 24/100 · Columbus: 27/100
Columbus is 3 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canal Winchester: 19/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Columbus is 19 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canal Winchester: 63/100 · Columbus: 83/100
Columbus is 20 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canal Winchester: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canal Winchester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canal Winchester: 19/100 · Columbus: 18/100
Canal Winchester is 1 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Canal Winchester: 35/100 · Columbus: 34/100
Canal Winchester is 1 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Columbus: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.