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Bull Run vs Gainesville, VA

Bull Run currently scores 3 points higher overall than Gainesville, with the largest gap in hail.

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Bull Run

33/100

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Gainesville

30/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Bull Run: 33/100 · Gainesville: 30/100

Bull Run is 3 points higher.

Flood

Bull Run: 30/100 · Gainesville: 30/100

No gap.

Bull Run: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Gainesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bull Run: 20/100 · Gainesville: 20/100

No gap.

Bull Run: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Gainesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bull Run: 39/100 · Gainesville: 37/100

Bull Run is 2 points higher.

Bull Run: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Gainesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bull Run: 12/100 · Gainesville: 15/100

Gainesville is 3 points higher.

Bull Run: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gainesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bull Run: 48/100 · Gainesville: 28/100

Bull Run is 20 points higher.

Bull Run: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gainesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bull Run: Unavailable · Gainesville: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bull Run: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Gainesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Bull Run: 44/100 · Gainesville: 38/100

Bull Run is 6 points higher.

Bull Run: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Gainesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bull Run: 41/100 · Gainesville: 41/100

No gap.

Bull Run: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Gainesville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.