City vs city
Arlington vs Falls Church, VA
Arlington and Falls Church are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Arlington: 43/100 · Falls Church: 43/100
No gap.
Flood
Arlington: 25/100 · Falls Church: 25/100
No gap.
Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Falls Church: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington: 21/100 · Falls Church: 21/100
No gap.
Arlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Falls Church: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington: 39/100 · Falls Church: 39/100
No gap.
Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Falls Church: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington: 27/100 · Falls Church: 27/100
No gap.
Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Falls Church: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington: 100/100 · Falls Church: 100/100
No gap.
Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Falls Church: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington: Unavailable · Falls Church: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Falls Church: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arlington: 45/100 · Falls Church: 45/100
No gap.
Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Falls Church: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arlington: 41/100 · Falls Church: 41/100
No gap.
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.
Falls Church: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.