City vs city
Bloxom vs Newport News, VA
Bloxom currently scores 6 points higher overall than Newport News, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Bloxom: 38/100 · Newport News: 32/100
Bloxom is 6 points higher.
Flood
Bloxom: 37/100 · Newport News: 39/100
Newport News is 2 points higher.
Bloxom: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Newport News: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bloxom: 32/100 · Newport News: 24/100
Bloxom is 8 points higher.
Bloxom: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newport News: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bloxom: 24/100 · Newport News: 49/100
Newport News is 25 points higher.
Bloxom: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newport News: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bloxom: 0/100 · Newport News: 15/100
Newport News is 15 points higher.
Bloxom: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bloxom: 6/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 31 points higher.
Bloxom: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bloxom: 98/100 · Newport News: 27/100
Bloxom is 71 points higher.
Bloxom: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newport News: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bloxom: 40/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Bloxom is 3 points higher.
Bloxom: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newport News: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bloxom: 30/100 · Newport News: 28/100
Bloxom is 2 points higher.
Bloxom: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newport News: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.