City vs city
Beaver Dam vs Columbus, WI
Beaver Dam currently scores 7 points higher overall than Columbus, 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
Beaver Dam: 39/100 · Columbus: 32/100
Beaver Dam is 7 points higher.
Flood
Beaver Dam: 63/100 · Columbus: 61/100
Beaver Dam is 2 points higher.
Beaver Dam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Columbus: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beaver Dam: 15/100 · Columbus: 15/100
No gap.
Beaver Dam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Columbus: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beaver Dam: 34/100 · Columbus: 38/100
Columbus is 4 points higher.
Beaver Dam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Columbus: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beaver Dam: 0/100 · Columbus: 8/100
Columbus is 8 points higher.
Beaver Dam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beaver Dam: 88/100 · Columbus: 27/100
Beaver Dam is 61 points higher.
Beaver Dam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Columbus: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beaver Dam: Unavailable · Columbus: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beaver Dam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Columbus: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beaver Dam: 15/100 · Columbus: 56/100
Columbus is 41 points higher.
Beaver Dam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Columbus: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Beaver Dam: 19/100 · Columbus: 19/100
No gap.
Beaver Dam: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Columbus: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.