City vs city
Columbus vs Shadyside, OH
Shadyside currently scores 6 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
Columbus: 38/100 · Shadyside: 44/100
Shadyside is 6 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 52/100 · Shadyside: 76/100
Shadyside is 24 points higher.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Shadyside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 16/100 · Shadyside: 17/100
Shadyside is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shadyside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 27/100 · Shadyside: 20/100
Columbus is 7 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shadyside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 38/100 · Shadyside: 0/100
Columbus is 38 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shadyside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 83/100 · Shadyside: 71/100
Columbus is 12 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shadyside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · Shadyside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shadyside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 18/100 · Shadyside: 44/100
Shadyside is 26 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shadyside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 34/100 · Shadyside: 36/100
Shadyside is 2 points higher.
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.
Shadyside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.