City vs city
Blue Ridge vs Richmond, VA
Richmond currently scores 22 points higher overall than Blue Ridge, 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
Blue Ridge: 32/100 · Richmond: 54/100
Richmond is 22 points higher.
Flood
Blue Ridge: 29/100 · Richmond: 29/100
No gap.
Blue Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blue Ridge: 17/100 · Richmond: 21/100
Richmond is 4 points higher.
Blue Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blue Ridge: 29/100 · Richmond: 47/100
Richmond is 18 points higher.
Blue Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blue Ridge: 8/100 · Richmond: 100/100
Richmond is 92 points higher.
Blue Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blue Ridge: 52/100 · Richmond: 93/100
Richmond is 41 points higher.
Blue Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blue Ridge: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blue Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blue Ridge: 51/100 · Richmond: 53/100
Richmond is 2 points higher.
Blue Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Blue Ridge: 35/100 · Richmond: 33/100
Blue Ridge is 2 points higher.
Blue Ridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Richmond: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.