City vs city
Ashburn vs Virginia Beach, VA
Ashburn currently scores 2 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, 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
Ashburn: 39/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Ashburn is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ashburn: 30/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
No gap.
Ashburn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashburn: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Ashburn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashburn: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Ashburn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashburn: 8/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
No gap.
Ashburn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashburn: 100/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Ashburn is 73 points higher.
Ashburn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashburn: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashburn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ashburn: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Ashburn is 2 points higher.
Ashburn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashburn: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Ashburn is 13 points higher.
Ashburn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Virginia Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.