City vs city
Buena Vista vs Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg currently scores 2 points higher overall than Buena Vista, 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
Buena Vista: 31/100 · Lynchburg: 33/100
Lynchburg is 2 points higher.
Flood
Buena Vista: 34/100 · Lynchburg: 24/100
Buena Vista is 10 points higher.
Buena Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Lynchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buena Vista: 18/100 · Lynchburg: 18/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lynchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buena Vista: 28/100 · Lynchburg: 35/100
Lynchburg is 7 points higher.
Buena Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lynchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buena Vista: 0/100 · Lynchburg: 0/100
No gap.
Buena Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lynchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buena Vista: 20/100 · Lynchburg: 49/100
Lynchburg is 29 points higher.
Buena Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lynchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buena Vista: Unavailable · Lynchburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buena Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lynchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buena Vista: 49/100 · Lynchburg: 37/100
Buena Vista is 12 points higher.
Buena Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lynchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buena Vista: 36/100 · Lynchburg: 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.
Lynchburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.