City vs city
Cheriton vs Newport News, VA
Cheriton currently scores 9 points higher overall than Newport News, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Cheriton: 41/100 · Newport News: 32/100
Cheriton is 9 points higher.
Flood
Cheriton: 69/100 · Newport News: 39/100
Cheriton is 30 points higher.
Cheriton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Newport News: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheriton: 29/100 · Newport News: 24/100
Cheriton is 5 points higher.
Cheriton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newport News: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheriton: 43/100 · Newport News: 49/100
Newport News is 6 points higher.
Cheriton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newport News: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheriton: 15/100 · Newport News: 15/100
No gap.
Cheriton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheriton: 19/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 18 points higher.
Cheriton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheriton: 99/100 · Newport News: 27/100
Cheriton is 72 points higher.
Cheriton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newport News: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Cheriton: 26/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 11 points higher.
Cheriton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newport News: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheriton: 27/100 · Newport News: 28/100
Newport News is 1 points higher.
Cheriton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newport News: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.