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Las Vegas vs Virginia City, NV

Las Vegas and Virginia City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.

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

Las Vegas

28/100

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Virginia City

28/100

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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

Las Vegas: 28/100 · Virginia City: 28/100

No gap.

Flood

Las Vegas: 44/100 · Virginia City: 45/100

Virginia City is 1 points higher.

Las Vegas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Virginia City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Las Vegas: 8/100 · Virginia City: 6/100

Las Vegas is 2 points higher.

Las Vegas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Virginia City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Las Vegas: 11/100 · Virginia City: 5/100

Las Vegas is 6 points higher.

Las Vegas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Virginia City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Las Vegas: 0/100 · Virginia City: 0/100

No gap.

Las Vegas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Virginia City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Las Vegas: 9/100 · Virginia City: 10/100

Virginia City is 1 points higher.

Las Vegas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Virginia City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Las Vegas: Unavailable · Virginia City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Las Vegas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Virginia City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Las Vegas: 58/100 · Virginia City: 84/100

Virginia City is 26 points higher.

Las Vegas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Virginia City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Las Vegas: 35/100 · Virginia City: 17/100

Las Vegas is 18 points higher.

Las Vegas: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Virginia City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.