City vs city
Columbia vs Socastee, SC
Socastee currently scores 2 points higher overall than Columbia, with the largest gap in wind.
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 · Socastee: 52/100
Socastee is 2 points higher.
Flood
Columbia: 27/100 · Socastee: 49/100
Socastee is 22 points higher.
Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Socastee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Columbia: 24/100 · Socastee: 51/100
Socastee is 27 points higher.
Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Socastee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Columbia: 72/100 · Socastee: 61/100
Columbia is 11 points higher.
Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Socastee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Columbia: 42/100 · Socastee: 19/100
Columbia is 23 points higher.
Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Socastee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Columbia: 84/100 · Socastee: 68/100
Columbia is 16 points higher.
Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Socastee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Columbia: Unavailable · Socastee: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Socastee: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Columbia: 73/100 · Socastee: 52/100
Columbia is 21 points higher.
Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Socastee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Columbia: 26/100 · Socastee: 19/100
Columbia is 7 points higher.
Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Socastee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.