City vs city
Bluefield vs Tazewell, VA
Bluefield currently scores 8 points higher overall than Tazewell, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Tazewell: 35/100
Bluefield is 8 points higher.
Flood
Bluefield: 54/100 · Tazewell: 23/100
Bluefield is 31 points higher.
Bluefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Tazewell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bluefield: 16/100 · Tazewell: 16/100
No gap.
Bluefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tazewell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bluefield: 25/100 · Tazewell: 27/100
Tazewell is 2 points higher.
Bluefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tazewell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bluefield: 0/100 · Tazewell: 0/100
No gap.
Bluefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tazewell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bluefield: 68/100 · Tazewell: 52/100
Bluefield is 16 points higher.
Bluefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tazewell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bluefield: Unavailable · Tazewell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bluefield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tazewell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bluefield: 60/100 · Tazewell: 57/100
Bluefield is 3 points higher.
Bluefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tazewell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bluefield: 36/100 · Tazewell: 33/100
Bluefield is 3 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.
Tazewell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.