City vs city
Briarcliffe Acres vs Columbia, SC
Columbia currently scores 9 points higher overall than Briarcliffe Acres, 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
Briarcliffe Acres: 37/100 · Columbia: 46/100
Columbia is 9 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliffe Acres: 26/100 · Columbia: 37/100
Columbia is 11 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliffe Acres: 53/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Briarcliffe Acres is 29 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliffe Acres: 56/100 · Columbia: 72/100
Columbia is 16 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliffe Acres: 12/100 · Columbia: 12/100
No gap.
Briarcliffe Acres: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliffe Acres: 15/100 · Columbia: 83/100
Columbia is 68 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliffe Acres: 99/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliffe Acres: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliffe Acres: 14/100 · Columbia: 67/100
Columbia is 53 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliffe Acres: 19/100 · Columbia: 26/100
Columbia is 7 points higher.
Briarcliffe Acres: 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.