City vs city
Arlington vs Forest, VA
Arlington currently scores 7 points higher overall than Forest, 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
Arlington: 43/100 · Forest: 36/100
Arlington is 7 points higher.
Flood
Arlington: 25/100 · Forest: 32/100
Forest is 7 points higher.
Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Forest: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington: 21/100 · Forest: 18/100
Arlington is 3 points higher.
Arlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Forest: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington: 39/100 · Forest: 34/100
Arlington is 5 points higher.
Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Forest: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington: 27/100 · Forest: 27/100
No gap.
Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington: 100/100 · Forest: 66/100
Arlington is 34 points higher.
Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Forest: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington: Unavailable · Forest: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Forest: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arlington: 45/100 · Forest: 39/100
Arlington is 6 points higher.
Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Forest: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arlington: 41/100 · Forest: 35/100
Arlington is 6 points higher.
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.
Forest: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.