City vs city
Cape Charles vs Chesapeake, VA
Cape Charles currently scores 1 points higher overall than Chesapeake, 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
Cape Charles: 36/100 · Chesapeake: 35/100
Cape Charles is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cape Charles: 69/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Cape Charles is 43 points higher.
Cape Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Charles: 27/100 · Chesapeake: 27/100
No gap.
Cape Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Charles: 45/100 · Chesapeake: 42/100
Cape Charles is 3 points higher.
Cape Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Charles: 8/100 · Chesapeake: 8/100
No gap.
Cape Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Charles: 11/100 · Chesapeake: 18/100
Chesapeake is 7 points higher.
Cape Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Charles: 95/100 · Chesapeake: 78/100
Cape Charles is 17 points higher.
Cape Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cape Charles: 3/100 · Chesapeake: 55/100
Chesapeake is 52 points higher.
Cape Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Charles: 27/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Cape Charles is 1 points higher.
Cape Charles: 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.