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Arlington vs Fairfax, VA

Arlington currently scores 1 points higher overall than Fairfax, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Arlington

43/100

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Fairfax

42/100

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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 · Fairfax: 42/100

Arlington is 1 points higher.

Flood

Arlington: 25/100 · Fairfax: 32/100

Fairfax is 7 points higher.

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

Fairfax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Arlington: 21/100 · Fairfax: 20/100

Arlington is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Arlington: 39/100 · Fairfax: 39/100

No gap.

Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Fairfax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Arlington: 27/100 · Fairfax: 19/100

Arlington is 8 points higher.

Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fairfax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Arlington: 100/100 · Fairfax: 100/100

No gap.

Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Fairfax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Arlington: Unavailable · Fairfax: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Arlington: 45/100 · Fairfax: 43/100

Arlington is 2 points higher.

Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Fairfax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Arlington: 41/100 · Fairfax: 40/100

Arlington is 1 points higher.

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

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