City vs city
Columbia vs Elizabethtown, PA
Elizabethtown currently scores 2 points higher overall than Columbia, 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 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
Columbia: 37/100 · Elizabethtown: 39/100
Elizabethtown is 2 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 64/100 · Elizabethtown: 66/100
Elizabethtown is 2 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Elizabethtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 21/100 · Elizabethtown: 21/100
No gap.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elizabethtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 45/100 · Elizabethtown: 42/100
Columbia is 3 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elizabethtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 15/100 · Elizabethtown: 0/100
Columbia is 15 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elizabethtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 34/100 · Elizabethtown: 33/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elizabethtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Elizabethtown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elizabethtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 38/100 · Elizabethtown: 27/100
Columbia is 11 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elizabethtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbia: 44/100 · Elizabethtown: 43/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Elizabethtown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.