City vs city
Big Rock vs Big Stone Gap, VA
Big Rock currently scores 3 points higher overall than Big Stone Gap, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Big Rock: 29/100 · Big Stone Gap: 26/100
Big Rock is 3 points higher.
Flood
Big Rock: 22/100 · Big Stone Gap: 23/100
Big Stone Gap is 1 points higher.
Big Rock: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Big Stone Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Rock: 15/100 · Big Stone Gap: 14/100
Big Rock is 1 points higher.
Big Rock: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Big Stone Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Rock: 32/100 · Big Stone Gap: 34/100
Big Stone Gap is 2 points higher.
Big Rock: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Big Stone Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Rock: 0/100 · Big Stone Gap: 15/100
Big Stone Gap is 15 points higher.
Big Rock: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Big Stone Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Rock: 7/100 · Big Stone Gap: 15/100
Big Stone Gap is 8 points higher.
Big Rock: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Big Stone Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Rock: Unavailable · Big Stone Gap: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Rock: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Big Stone Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Rock: 65/100 · Big Stone Gap: 43/100
Big Rock is 22 points higher.
Big Rock: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Big Stone Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Rock: 31/100 · Big Stone Gap: 35/100
Big Stone Gap is 4 points higher.
Big Rock: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Big Stone Gap: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.