City vs city
Columbia vs Florence, SC
Columbia currently scores 8 points higher overall than Florence, 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 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 · Florence: 42/100
Columbia is 8 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 27/100 · Florence: 29/100
Florence is 2 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Florence: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 24/100 · Florence: 33/100
Florence is 9 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Florence: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 72/100 · Florence: 67/100
Columbia is 5 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Florence: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 42/100 · Florence: 19/100
Columbia is 23 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Florence: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 84/100 · Florence: 43/100
Columbia is 41 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Florence: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Florence: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Florence: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 73/100 · Florence: 76/100
Florence is 3 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Florence: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbia: 26/100 · Florence: 27/100
Florence is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Florence: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.