City vs city
Cave Spring vs Martinsville, VA
Martinsville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Cave Spring, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Cave Spring: 40/100 · Martinsville: 42/100
Martinsville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Cave Spring: 26/100 · Martinsville: 23/100
Cave Spring is 3 points higher.
Cave Spring: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Martinsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cave Spring: 17/100 · Martinsville: 18/100
Martinsville is 1 points higher.
Cave Spring: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Martinsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cave Spring: 29/100 · Martinsville: 43/100
Martinsville is 14 points higher.
Cave Spring: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Martinsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cave Spring: 23/100 · Martinsville: 15/100
Cave Spring is 8 points higher.
Cave Spring: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martinsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cave Spring: 100/100 · Martinsville: 100/100
No gap.
Cave Spring: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Martinsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cave Spring: Unavailable · Martinsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cave Spring: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Martinsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cave Spring: 50/100 · Martinsville: 58/100
Martinsville is 8 points higher.
Cave Spring: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Martinsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cave Spring: 35/100 · Martinsville: 35/100
No gap.
Cave Spring: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Martinsville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.