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Bedford vs Richmond, VA

Richmond currently scores 17 points higher overall than Bedford, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Bedford

37/100

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Richmond

54/100

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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

Bedford: 37/100 · Richmond: 54/100

Richmond is 17 points higher.

Flood

Bedford: 26/100 · Richmond: 29/100

Richmond is 3 points higher.

Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bedford: 18/100 · Richmond: 21/100

Richmond is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bedford: 32/100 · Richmond: 47/100

Richmond is 15 points higher.

Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bedford: 23/100 · Richmond: 100/100

Richmond is 77 points higher.

Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bedford: 80/100 · Richmond: 93/100

Richmond is 13 points higher.

Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bedford: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bedford: 48/100 · Richmond: 53/100

Richmond is 5 points higher.

Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bedford: 35/100 · Richmond: 33/100

Bedford is 2 points higher.

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

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