City vs city
Big Stone Gap vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 11 points higher overall than Big Stone Gap, with the largest gap in wind.
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 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 11 points higher.
Flood
Big Stone Gap: 23/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 7 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Stone Gap: 14/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 16 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Stone Gap: 34/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Big Stone Gap is 7 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Stone Gap: 15/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Virginia Beach is 12 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Stone Gap: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Stone Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Big Stone Gap: 43/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Big Stone Gap is 4 points higher.
Big Stone Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Big Stone Gap: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Big Stone Gap is 8 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.
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.