City vs city
Buena Vista vs Clifton Forge, VA
Buena Vista currently scores 8 points higher overall than Clifton Forge, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Buena Vista: 31/100 · Clifton Forge: 23/100
Buena Vista is 8 points higher.
Flood
Buena Vista: 34/100 · Clifton Forge: 23/100
Buena Vista is 11 points higher.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Clifton Forge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Vista: 18/100 · Clifton Forge: 17/100
Buena Vista is 1 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Clifton Forge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Vista: 28/100 · Clifton Forge: 24/100
Buena Vista is 4 points higher.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Clifton Forge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Vista: 0/100 · Clifton Forge: 0/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Clifton Forge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Vista: 20/100 · Clifton Forge: 8/100
Buena Vista is 12 points higher.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Clifton Forge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Vista: Unavailable · Clifton Forge: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Clifton Forge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Vista: 49/100 · Clifton Forge: 32/100
Buena Vista is 17 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Clifton Forge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buena Vista: 36/100 · Clifton Forge: 35/100
Buena Vista is 1 points higher.
Buena Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Clifton Forge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.