City vs city
Columbus vs West Alexandria, OH
Columbus currently scores 12 points higher overall than West Alexandria, 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
Columbus: 38/100 · West Alexandria: 26/100
Columbus is 12 points higher.
Flood
Columbus: 52/100 · West Alexandria: 52/100
No gap.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Alexandria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbus: 16/100 · West Alexandria: 15/100
Columbus is 1 points higher.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Alexandria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbus: 27/100 · West Alexandria: 43/100
West Alexandria is 16 points higher.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Alexandria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbus: 38/100 · West Alexandria: 19/100
Columbus is 19 points higher.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Alexandria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbus: 83/100 · West Alexandria: 19/100
Columbus is 64 points higher.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Alexandria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbus: Unavailable · West Alexandria: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Alexandria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbus: 18/100 · West Alexandria: 1/100
Columbus is 17 points higher.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Alexandria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbus: 34/100 · West Alexandria: 34/100
No gap.
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.
West Alexandria: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.