City vs city
Chesapeake vs Rocky Mount, VA
Chesapeake and Rocky Mount are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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
Chesapeake: 35/100 · Rocky Mount: 35/100
No gap.
Flood
Chesapeake: 26/100 · Rocky Mount: 21/100
Chesapeake is 5 points higher.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Rocky Mount: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesapeake: 27/100 · Rocky Mount: 17/100
Chesapeake is 10 points higher.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rocky Mount: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesapeake: 42/100 · Rocky Mount: 35/100
Chesapeake is 7 points higher.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rocky Mount: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesapeake: 8/100 · Rocky Mount: 8/100
No gap.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rocky Mount: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesapeake: 18/100 · Rocky Mount: 79/100
Rocky Mount is 61 points higher.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rocky Mount: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesapeake: 78/100 · Rocky Mount: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Rocky Mount: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chesapeake: 55/100 · Rocky Mount: 50/100
Chesapeake is 5 points higher.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rocky Mount: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesapeake: 26/100 · Rocky Mount: 35/100
Rocky Mount is 9 points higher.
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.
Rocky Mount: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.