City vs city
Columbia vs Fountain Inn, SC
Columbia currently scores 15 points higher overall than Fountain Inn, 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
Columbia: 46/100 · Fountain Inn: 31/100
Columbia is 15 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 37/100 · Fountain Inn: 26/100
Columbia is 11 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Fountain Inn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 24/100 · Fountain Inn: 17/100
Columbia is 7 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fountain Inn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 72/100 · Fountain Inn: 47/100
Columbia is 25 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fountain Inn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 12/100 · Fountain Inn: 4/100
Columbia is 8 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fountain Inn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 83/100 · Fountain Inn: 29/100
Columbia is 54 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fountain Inn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Fountain Inn: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fountain Inn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 67/100 · Fountain Inn: 63/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fountain Inn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 26/100 · Fountain Inn: 28/100
Fountain Inn is 2 points higher.
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.
Fountain Inn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.