City vs city
Bristol vs Richlands, VA
Bristol currently scores 1 points higher overall than Richlands, 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
Bristol: 29/100 · Richlands: 28/100
Bristol is 1 points higher.
Flood
Bristol: 0/100 · Richlands: 35/100
Richlands is 35 points higher.
Bristol: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Richlands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bristol: 15/100 · Richlands: 15/100
No gap.
Bristol: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richlands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bristol: 28/100 · Richlands: 29/100
Richlands is 1 points higher.
Bristol: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richlands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bristol: 0/100 · Richlands: 0/100
No gap.
Bristol: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richlands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bristol: 65/100 · Richlands: 18/100
Bristol is 47 points higher.
Bristol: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richlands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bristol: Unavailable · Richlands: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bristol: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richlands: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bristol: 33/100 · Richlands: 38/100
Richlands is 5 points higher.
Bristol: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richlands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bristol: 32/100 · Richlands: 32/100
No gap.
Bristol: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Richlands: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.