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Ashburn vs Stafford, VA

Stafford currently scores 2 points higher overall than Ashburn, with the largest gap in hail.

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Ashburn

39/100

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Stafford

41/100

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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

Ashburn: 39/100 · Stafford: 41/100

Stafford is 2 points higher.

Flood

Ashburn: 30/100 · Stafford: 33/100

Stafford is 3 points higher.

Ashburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ashburn: 20/100 · Stafford: 20/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Ashburn: 35/100 · Stafford: 44/100

Stafford is 9 points higher.

Ashburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ashburn: 8/100 · Stafford: 8/100

No gap.

Ashburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ashburn: 100/100 · Stafford: 45/100

Ashburn is 55 points higher.

Ashburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ashburn: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Ashburn: 41/100 · Stafford: 48/100

Stafford is 7 points higher.

Ashburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Ashburn: 40/100 · Stafford: 41/100

Stafford is 1 points higher.

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

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