City vs city
Awendaw vs Columbia, SC
Columbia currently scores 6 points higher overall than Awendaw, 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
Awendaw: 40/100 · Columbia: 46/100
Columbia is 6 points higher.
Flood
Awendaw: 79/100 · Columbia: 37/100
Awendaw is 42 points higher.
Awendaw: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Awendaw: 53/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Awendaw is 29 points higher.
Awendaw: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Awendaw: 45/100 · Columbia: 72/100
Columbia is 27 points higher.
Awendaw: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Awendaw: 4/100 · Columbia: 12/100
Columbia is 8 points higher.
Awendaw: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Awendaw: 5/100 · Columbia: 83/100
Columbia is 78 points higher.
Awendaw: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Awendaw: 99/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Awendaw: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Awendaw: 16/100 · Columbia: 67/100
Columbia is 51 points higher.
Awendaw: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Awendaw: 16/100 · Columbia: 26/100
Columbia is 10 points higher.
Awendaw: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Columbia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.