City vs city
Columbia vs Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Columbia currently scores 10 points higher overall than Lake Murray of Richland, 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 · Lake Murray of Richland: 40/100
Columbia is 10 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 27/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 32/100
Lake Murray of Richland is 5 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Lake Murray of Richland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 24/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 22/100
Columbia is 2 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 72/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 67/100
Columbia is 5 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 42/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 19/100
Columbia is 23 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Murray of Richland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 84/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 47/100
Columbia is 37 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Murray of Richland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Lake Murray of Richland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Murray of Richland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 73/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 63/100
Columbia is 10 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Murray of Richland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbia: 26/100 · Lake Murray of Richland: 27/100
Lake Murray of Richland is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lake Murray of Richland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.