City vs city
Ashland vs Lake Caroline, VA
Ashland currently scores 13 points higher overall than Lake Caroline, 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
Ashland: 39/100 · Lake Caroline: 26/100
Ashland is 13 points higher.
Flood
Ashland: 26/100 · Lake Caroline: 27/100
Lake Caroline is 1 points higher.
Ashland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Lake Caroline: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ashland: 20/100 · Lake Caroline: 20/100
No gap.
Ashland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Caroline: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ashland: 47/100 · Lake Caroline: 46/100
Ashland is 1 points higher.
Ashland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Caroline: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ashland: 0/100 · Lake Caroline: 15/100
Lake Caroline is 15 points higher.
Ashland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Caroline: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ashland: 56/100 · Lake Caroline: 4/100
Ashland is 52 points higher.
Ashland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Caroline: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ashland: Unavailable · Lake Caroline: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ashland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Caroline: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ashland: 53/100 · Lake Caroline: 39/100
Ashland is 14 points higher.
Ashland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Caroline: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ashland: 34/100 · Lake Caroline: 34/100
No gap.
Ashland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lake Caroline: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.