City vs city
Cape Charles vs Richmond, VA
Richmond currently scores 18 points higher overall than Cape Charles, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Richmond: 54/100
Richmond is 18 points higher.
Flood
Cape Charles: 69/100 · Richmond: 29/100
Cape Charles is 40 points higher.
Cape Charles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Charles: 27/100 · Richmond: 21/100
Cape Charles is 6 points higher.
Cape Charles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Charles: 45/100 · Richmond: 47/100
Richmond is 2 points higher.
Cape Charles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Charles: 8/100 · Richmond: 100/100
Richmond is 92 points higher.
Cape Charles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Charles: 11/100 · Richmond: 93/100
Richmond is 82 points higher.
Cape Charles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Charles: 95/100 · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cape Charles: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cape Charles: 3/100 · Richmond: 53/100
Richmond is 50 points higher.
Cape Charles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cape Charles: 27/100 · Richmond: 33/100
Richmond is 6 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.
Richmond: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.