City vs city
Columbia vs Lake Wylie, SC
Columbia currently scores 17 points higher overall than Lake Wylie, 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 · Lake Wylie: 29/100
Columbia is 17 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 37/100 · Lake Wylie: 33/100
Columbia is 4 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Lake Wylie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 24/100 · Lake Wylie: 19/100
Columbia is 5 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Wylie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 72/100 · Lake Wylie: 44/100
Columbia is 28 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Wylie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 12/100 · Lake Wylie: 23/100
Lake Wylie is 11 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Wylie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 83/100 · Lake Wylie: 33/100
Columbia is 50 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Wylie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Lake Wylie: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Wylie: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 67/100 · Lake Wylie: 18/100
Columbia is 49 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Wylie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Columbia: 26/100 · Lake Wylie: 34/100
Lake Wylie is 8 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.
Lake Wylie: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.