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Columbia vs Hartsville, SC

Columbia currently scores 5 points higher overall than Hartsville, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Columbia

50/100

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Hartsville

45/100

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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 · Hartsville: 45/100

Columbia is 5 points higher.

Flood

Columbia: 27/100 · Hartsville: 27/100

No gap.

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

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

Wind

Columbia: 24/100 · Hartsville: 28/100

Hartsville is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Columbia: 72/100 · Hartsville: 63/100

Columbia is 9 points higher.

Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Hartsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Columbia: 42/100 · Hartsville: 19/100

Columbia is 23 points higher.

Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hartsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Columbia: 84/100 · Hartsville: 74/100

Columbia is 10 points higher.

Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hartsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Columbia: Unavailable · Hartsville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Columbia: 73/100 · Hartsville: 74/100

Hartsville is 1 points higher.

Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Hartsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Columbia: 26/100 · Hartsville: 27/100

Hartsville is 1 points higher.

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

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