City vs city
Columbia vs New Ellenton, SC
Columbia currently scores 14 points higher overall than New Ellenton, 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 · New Ellenton: 36/100
Columbia is 14 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 27/100 · New Ellenton: 22/100
Columbia is 5 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
New Ellenton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 24/100 · New Ellenton: 23/100
Columbia is 1 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Ellenton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 72/100 · New Ellenton: 66/100
Columbia is 6 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Ellenton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 42/100 · New Ellenton: 12/100
Columbia is 30 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ellenton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 84/100 · New Ellenton: 29/100
Columbia is 55 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Ellenton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · New Ellenton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Ellenton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Columbia: 73/100 · New Ellenton: 73/100
No gap.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Ellenton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbia: 26/100 · New Ellenton: 26/100
No gap.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Ellenton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.