City vs city
Columbia City vs Salem, OR
Salem currently scores 13 points higher overall than Columbia City, with the largest gap 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 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
Columbia City: 10/100 · Salem: 23/100
Salem is 13 points higher.
Flood
Columbia City: 0/100 · Salem: 63/100
Salem is 63 points higher.
Columbia City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia City: 6/100 · Salem: 6/100
No gap.
Columbia City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia City: 1/100 · Salem: 0/100
Columbia City is 1 points higher.
Columbia City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia City: 8/100 · Salem: 4/100
Columbia City is 4 points higher.
Columbia City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia City: 1/100 · Salem: 6/100
Salem is 5 points higher.
Columbia City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia City: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia City: 47/100 · Salem: 46/100
Columbia City is 1 points higher.
Columbia City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia City: 8/100 · Salem: 11/100
Salem is 3 points higher.
Columbia City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.