City vs city
Blacksburg vs Fairlawn, VA
Blacksburg currently scores 3 points higher overall than Fairlawn, 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
Blacksburg: 40/100 · Fairlawn: 37/100
Blacksburg is 3 points higher.
Flood
Blacksburg: 22/100 · Fairlawn: 47/100
Fairlawn is 25 points higher.
Blacksburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Fairlawn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blacksburg: 17/100 · Fairlawn: 17/100
No gap.
Blacksburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fairlawn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blacksburg: 26/100 · Fairlawn: 28/100
Fairlawn is 2 points higher.
Blacksburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fairlawn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blacksburg: 0/100 · Fairlawn: 12/100
Fairlawn is 12 points higher.
Blacksburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fairlawn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blacksburg: 100/100 · Fairlawn: 71/100
Blacksburg is 29 points higher.
Blacksburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fairlawn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blacksburg: Unavailable · Fairlawn: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blacksburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Fairlawn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blacksburg: 42/100 · Fairlawn: 47/100
Fairlawn is 5 points higher.
Blacksburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fairlawn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blacksburg: 35/100 · Fairlawn: 35/100
No gap.
Blacksburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Fairlawn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.