City vs city
Cascades vs Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake currently scores 1 points higher overall than Cascades, 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 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
Cascades: 34/100 · Chesapeake: 35/100
Chesapeake is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cascades: 17/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Chesapeake is 9 points higher.
Cascades: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cascades: 20/100 · Chesapeake: 27/100
Chesapeake is 7 points higher.
Cascades: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cascades: 36/100 · Chesapeake: 42/100
Chesapeake is 6 points higher.
Cascades: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cascades: 8/100 · Chesapeake: 8/100
No gap.
Cascades: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cascades: 78/100 · Chesapeake: 18/100
Cascades is 60 points higher.
Cascades: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cascades: Unavailable · Chesapeake: 78/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cascades: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cascades: 40/100 · Chesapeake: 55/100
Chesapeake is 15 points higher.
Cascades: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cascades: 41/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Cascades is 15 points higher.
Cascades: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Chesapeake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.