City vs city
Carolina Forest vs Columbia, SC
Carolina Forest currently scores 6 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
Carolina Forest: 56/100 · Columbia: 50/100
Carolina Forest is 6 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Forest: 28/100 · Columbia: 27/100
Carolina Forest is 1 points higher.
Carolina Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carolina Forest: 51/100 · Columbia: 24/100
Carolina Forest is 27 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carolina Forest: 61/100 · Columbia: 72/100
Columbia is 11 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carolina Forest: 0/100 · Columbia: 42/100
Columbia is 42 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carolina Forest: 76/100 · Columbia: 84/100
Columbia is 8 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carolina Forest: 93/100 · Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carolina Forest: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carolina Forest: 63/100 · Columbia: 73/100
Columbia is 10 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Carolina Forest: 19/100 · Columbia: 26/100
Columbia is 7 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.