City vs city
Carolina Forest vs Columbia, SC
Carolina Forest currently scores 10 points higher overall than Columbia, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Carolina Forest: 56/100 · Columbia: 46/100
Carolina Forest is 10 points higher.
Flood
Carolina Forest: 28/100 · Columbia: 37/100
Columbia is 9 points higher.
Carolina Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 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: 12/100
Columbia is 12 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: 83/100
Columbia is 7 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: 67/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Carolina Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carolina Forest: 19/100 · Columbia: 26/100
Columbia is 7 points higher.
Carolina Forest: 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.