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Columbia vs Duncan, SC

Columbia currently scores 8 points higher overall than Duncan, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Columbia

50/100

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Duncan

42/100

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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

Columbia: 50/100 · Duncan: 42/100

Columbia is 8 points higher.

Flood

Columbia: 27/100 · Duncan: 43/100

Duncan is 16 points higher.

Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Duncan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 22 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Columbia: 24/100 · Duncan: 17/100

Columbia is 7 points higher.

Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Duncan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Columbia: 72/100 · Duncan: 46/100

Columbia is 26 points higher.

Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Duncan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbia: 42/100 · Duncan: 8/100

Columbia is 34 points higher.

Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Duncan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbia: 84/100 · Duncan: 100/100

Duncan is 16 points higher.

Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Duncan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbia: Unavailable · Duncan: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Duncan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Columbia: 73/100 · Duncan: 44/100

Columbia is 29 points higher.

Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Duncan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbia: 26/100 · Duncan: 35/100

Duncan is 9 points higher.

Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Duncan: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.