City vs city
Altavista vs Arlington, VA
Arlington currently scores 3 points higher overall than Altavista, 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
Altavista: 40/100 · Arlington: 43/100
Arlington is 3 points higher.
Flood
Altavista: 32/100 · Arlington: 25/100
Altavista is 7 points higher.
Altavista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Altavista: 18/100 · Arlington: 21/100
Arlington is 3 points higher.
Altavista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Arlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Altavista: 37/100 · Arlington: 39/100
Arlington is 2 points higher.
Altavista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Altavista: 0/100 · Arlington: 27/100
Arlington is 27 points higher.
Altavista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Altavista: 69/100 · Arlington: 100/100
Arlington is 31 points higher.
Altavista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Altavista: Unavailable · Arlington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Altavista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Arlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Altavista: 48/100 · Arlington: 45/100
Altavista is 3 points higher.
Altavista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Altavista: 34/100 · Arlington: 41/100
Arlington is 7 points higher.
Altavista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Arlington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.