City vs city
Oak Grove vs West Columbia, SC
West Columbia currently scores 3 points higher overall than Oak Grove, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Oak Grove: 48/100 · West Columbia: 51/100
West Columbia is 3 points higher.
Flood
Oak Grove: 33/100 · West Columbia: 51/100
West Columbia is 18 points higher.
Oak Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
West Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Oak Grove: 23/100 · West Columbia: 24/100
West Columbia is 1 points higher.
Oak Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Oak Grove: 69/100 · West Columbia: 70/100
West Columbia is 1 points higher.
Oak Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Oak Grove: 8/100 · West Columbia: 12/100
West Columbia is 4 points higher.
Oak Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Oak Grove: 100/100 · West Columbia: 97/100
Oak Grove is 3 points higher.
Oak Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Oak Grove: Unavailable · West Columbia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Oak Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Oak Grove: 73/100 · West Columbia: 75/100
West Columbia is 2 points higher.
Oak Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Oak Grove: 27/100 · West Columbia: 27/100
No gap.
Oak Grove: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West 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.