City vs city
Abingdon vs Big Stone Gap, VA
Big Stone Gap currently scores 6 points higher overall than Abingdon, 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
Abingdon: 20/100 · Big Stone Gap: 26/100
Big Stone Gap is 6 points higher.
Flood
Abingdon: 21/100 · Big Stone Gap: 23/100
Big Stone Gap is 2 points higher.
Abingdon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Big Stone Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Abingdon: 15/100 · Big Stone Gap: 14/100
Abingdon is 1 points higher.
Abingdon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Big Stone Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Abingdon: 28/100 · Big Stone Gap: 34/100
Big Stone Gap is 6 points higher.
Abingdon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Big Stone Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Abingdon: 8/100 · Big Stone Gap: 15/100
Big Stone Gap is 7 points higher.
Abingdon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Big Stone Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Abingdon: 6/100 · Big Stone Gap: 15/100
Big Stone Gap is 9 points higher.
Abingdon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Big Stone Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Abingdon: Unavailable · Big Stone Gap: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Abingdon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Big Stone Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Abingdon: 33/100 · Big Stone Gap: 43/100
Big Stone Gap is 10 points higher.
Abingdon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Big Stone Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Abingdon: 32/100 · Big Stone Gap: 35/100
Big Stone Gap is 3 points higher.
Abingdon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Big Stone Gap: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.