City vs city
Blacksburg vs Virginia Beach, VA
Blacksburg currently scores 3 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, 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 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
Blacksburg: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Blacksburg is 3 points higher.
Flood
Blacksburg: 22/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Blacksburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blacksburg: 17/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 13 points higher.
Blacksburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blacksburg: 26/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 17 points higher.
Blacksburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blacksburg: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Blacksburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blacksburg: 100/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Blacksburg is 73 points higher.
Blacksburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blacksburg: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blacksburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Blacksburg: 42/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Blacksburg is 3 points higher.
Blacksburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Blacksburg: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Blacksburg is 8 points higher.
Blacksburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Virginia Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.