City vs city
Blacksburg vs Columbia, SC
Columbia currently scores 8 points higher overall than Blacksburg, 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
Blacksburg: 38/100 · Columbia: 46/100
Columbia is 8 points higher.
Flood
Blacksburg: 33/100 · Columbia: 37/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Blacksburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blacksburg: 17/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Columbia is 7 points higher.
Blacksburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blacksburg: 43/100 · Columbia: 72/100
Columbia is 29 points higher.
Blacksburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blacksburg: 12/100 · Columbia: 12/100
No gap.
Blacksburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blacksburg: 52/100 · Columbia: 83/100
Columbia is 31 points higher.
Blacksburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blacksburg: Unavailable · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blacksburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blacksburg: 73/100 · Columbia: 67/100
Blacksburg is 6 points higher.
Blacksburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blacksburg: 35/100 · Columbia: 26/100
Blacksburg is 9 points higher.
Blacksburg: 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.