City vs city
Big Stone Gap vs Richlands, VA
Richlands currently scores 2 points higher overall than Big Stone Gap, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 Stone Gap: 26/100 · Richlands: 28/100
Richlands is 2 points higher.
Flood
Big Stone Gap: 23/100 · Richlands: 35/100
Richlands is 12 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Richlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Stone Gap: 14/100 · Richlands: 15/100
Richlands is 1 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Stone Gap: 34/100 · Richlands: 29/100
Big Stone Gap is 5 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Richlands: 0/100
Big Stone Gap is 15 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Richlands: 18/100
Richlands is 3 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Stone Gap: Unavailable · Richlands: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Stone Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richlands: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Stone Gap: 43/100 · Richlands: 38/100
Big Stone Gap is 5 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Stone Gap: 35/100 · Richlands: 32/100
Big Stone Gap is 3 points higher.
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.
Richlands: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.