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Arlington vs Blue Ridge, VA

Arlington currently scores 11 points higher overall than Blue Ridge, with the largest gap in hail.

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Arlington

43/100

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Blue Ridge

32/100

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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

Arlington: 43/100 · Blue Ridge: 32/100

Arlington is 11 points higher.

Flood

Arlington: 25/100 · Blue Ridge: 29/100

Blue Ridge is 4 points higher.

Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Blue Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Arlington: 21/100 · Blue Ridge: 17/100

Arlington is 4 points higher.

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

Blue Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Arlington: 39/100 · Blue Ridge: 29/100

Arlington is 10 points higher.

Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Blue Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Arlington: 27/100 · Blue Ridge: 8/100

Arlington is 19 points higher.

Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Blue Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Arlington: 100/100 · Blue Ridge: 52/100

Arlington is 48 points higher.

Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Blue Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Arlington: Unavailable · Blue Ridge: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Blue Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Arlington: 45/100 · Blue Ridge: 51/100

Blue Ridge is 6 points higher.

Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Blue Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Arlington: 41/100 · Blue Ridge: 35/100

Arlington is 6 points higher.

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

Blue Ridge: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.