City vs city
Chesapeake vs Columbus, OH
Chesapeake currently scores 7 points higher overall than Columbus, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Chesapeake: 45/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Chesapeake is 7 points higher.
Flood
Chesapeake: 28/100 · Columbus: 52/100
Columbus is 24 points higher.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesapeake: 15/100 · Columbus: 16/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesapeake: 43/100 · Columbus: 27/100
Chesapeake is 16 points higher.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesapeake: 0/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Columbus is 38 points higher.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesapeake: 100/100 · Columbus: 83/100
Chesapeake is 17 points higher.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesapeake: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesapeake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesapeake: 49/100 · Columbus: 18/100
Chesapeake is 31 points higher.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesapeake: 36/100 · Columbus: 34/100
Chesapeake is 2 points higher.
Chesapeake: 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.