City vs city
Grand Rapids vs Virginia, MN
Grand Rapids currently scores 10 points higher overall than Virginia, 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 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
Grand Rapids: 38/100 · Virginia: 28/100
Grand Rapids is 10 points higher.
Flood
Grand Rapids: 41/100 · Virginia: 33/100
Grand Rapids is 8 points higher.
Grand Rapids: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Virginia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Grand Rapids: 16/100 · Virginia: 15/100
Grand Rapids is 1 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grand Rapids: 15/100 · Virginia: 18/100
Virginia is 3 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grand Rapids: 0/100 · Virginia: 0/100
No gap.
Grand Rapids: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grand Rapids: 90/100 · Virginia: 49/100
Grand Rapids is 41 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grand Rapids: Unavailable · Virginia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grand Rapids: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grand Rapids: 35/100 · Virginia: 16/100
Grand Rapids is 19 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grand Rapids: 33/100 · Virginia: 37/100
Virginia is 4 points higher.
Grand Rapids: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Virginia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.