City vs city
Bridgewater vs Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake currently scores 8 points higher overall than Bridgewater, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Bridgewater: 27/100 · Chesapeake: 35/100
Chesapeake is 8 points higher.
Flood
Bridgewater: 29/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Bridgewater is 3 points higher.
Bridgewater: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bridgewater: 18/100 · Chesapeake: 27/100
Chesapeake is 9 points higher.
Bridgewater: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bridgewater: 22/100 · Chesapeake: 42/100
Chesapeake is 20 points higher.
Bridgewater: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bridgewater: 0/100 · Chesapeake: 8/100
Chesapeake is 8 points higher.
Bridgewater: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bridgewater: 14/100 · Chesapeake: 18/100
Chesapeake is 4 points higher.
Bridgewater: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bridgewater: Unavailable · Chesapeake: 78/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bridgewater: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bridgewater: 42/100 · Chesapeake: 55/100
Chesapeake is 13 points higher.
Bridgewater: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bridgewater: 39/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Bridgewater is 13 points higher.
Bridgewater: 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.