City vs city

St. Andrews vs West Columbia, SC

West Columbia currently scores 4 points higher overall than St. Andrews, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

St. Andrews

47/100

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West Columbia

51/100

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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

St. Andrews: 47/100 · West Columbia: 51/100

West Columbia is 4 points higher.

Flood

St. Andrews: 33/100 · West Columbia: 51/100

West Columbia is 18 points higher.

St. Andrews: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

West Columbia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

St. Andrews: 23/100 · West Columbia: 24/100

West Columbia is 1 points higher.

St. Andrews: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

West Columbia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

St. Andrews: 69/100 · West Columbia: 70/100

West Columbia is 1 points higher.

St. Andrews: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Columbia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

St. Andrews: 8/100 · West Columbia: 12/100

West Columbia is 4 points higher.

St. Andrews: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Columbia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

St. Andrews: 100/100 · West Columbia: 97/100

St. Andrews is 3 points higher.

St. Andrews: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Columbia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

St. Andrews: Unavailable · West Columbia: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

St. Andrews: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

West Columbia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

St. Andrews: 71/100 · West Columbia: 75/100

West Columbia is 4 points higher.

St. Andrews: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Columbia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

St. Andrews: 27/100 · West Columbia: 27/100

No gap.

St. Andrews: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

West Columbia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.