City vs city
Cats Bridge vs Chesapeake, VA
Cats Bridge currently scores 5 points higher overall than Chesapeake, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Cats Bridge: 40/100 · Chesapeake: 35/100
Cats Bridge is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cats Bridge: 82/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Cats Bridge is 56 points higher.
Cats Bridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cats Bridge: 30/100 · Chesapeake: 27/100
Cats Bridge is 3 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cats Bridge: 31/100 · Chesapeake: 42/100
Chesapeake is 11 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cats Bridge: 0/100 · Chesapeake: 8/100
Chesapeake is 8 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cats Bridge: 6/100 · Chesapeake: 18/100
Chesapeake is 12 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cats Bridge: 99/100 · Chesapeake: 78/100
Cats Bridge is 21 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cats Bridge: 4/100 · Chesapeake: 55/100
Chesapeake is 51 points higher.
Cats Bridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cats Bridge: 30/100 · Chesapeake: 26/100
Cats Bridge is 4 points higher.
Cats Bridge: 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.