City vs city
Arlington vs Hillsville, VA
Arlington currently scores 5 points higher overall than Hillsville, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Hillsville: 38/100
Arlington is 5 points higher.
Flood
Arlington: 25/100 · Hillsville: 21/100
Arlington is 4 points higher.
Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Hillsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington: 21/100 · Hillsville: 17/100
Arlington is 4 points higher.
Arlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington: 39/100 · Hillsville: 35/100
Arlington is 4 points higher.
Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington: 27/100 · Hillsville: 8/100
Arlington is 19 points higher.
Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington: 100/100 · Hillsville: 93/100
Arlington is 7 points higher.
Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington: Unavailable · Hillsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arlington: 45/100 · Hillsville: 55/100
Hillsville is 10 points higher.
Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arlington: 41/100 · Hillsville: 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.
Hillsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.