City vs city
Bluefield vs Chesapeake, VA
Bluefield currently scores 8 points higher overall than Chesapeake, 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
Bluefield: 43/100 · Chesapeake: 35/100
Bluefield is 8 points higher.
Flood
Bluefield: 54/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Bluefield is 28 points higher.
Bluefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bluefield: 16/100 · Chesapeake: 27/100
Chesapeake is 11 points higher.
Bluefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bluefield: 25/100 · Chesapeake: 42/100
Chesapeake is 17 points higher.
Bluefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bluefield: 0/100 · Chesapeake: 8/100
Chesapeake is 8 points higher.
Bluefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bluefield: 68/100 · Chesapeake: 18/100
Bluefield is 50 points higher.
Bluefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bluefield: Unavailable · Chesapeake: 78/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bluefield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bluefield: 60/100 · Chesapeake: 55/100
Bluefield is 5 points higher.
Bluefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bluefield: 36/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Bluefield is 10 points higher.
Bluefield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Chesapeake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.