City vs city
James City vs Vandemere, NC
Vandemere currently scores 12 points higher overall than James City, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
James City: 42/100 · Vandemere: 54/100
Vandemere is 12 points higher.
Flood
James City: 51/100 · Vandemere: 88/100
Vandemere is 37 points higher.
James City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Vandemere: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
James City: 41/100 · Vandemere: 41/100
No gap.
James City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vandemere: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
James City: 48/100 · Vandemere: 48/100
No gap.
James City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vandemere: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
James City: 8/100 · Vandemere: 0/100
James City is 8 points higher.
James City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vandemere: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
James City: 42/100 · Vandemere: 21/100
James City is 21 points higher.
James City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vandemere: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
James City: 94/100 · Vandemere: 95/100
Vandemere is 1 points higher.
James City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Vandemere: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
James City: 18/100 · Vandemere: 56/100
Vandemere is 38 points higher.
James City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vandemere: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
James City: 30/100 · Vandemere: 29/100
James City is 1 points higher.
James City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vandemere: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.