City vs city
Chesapeake vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 2 points higher overall than Chesapeake, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 2 points higher.
Flood
Chesapeake: 26/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Chesapeake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chesapeake: 27/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 3 points higher.
Chesapeake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chesapeake: 42/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 1 points higher.
Chesapeake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chesapeake: 8/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
No gap.
Chesapeake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chesapeake: 18/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Chesapeake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chesapeake: 78/100 · Virginia Beach: 90/100
Virginia Beach is 12 points higher.
Chesapeake: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chesapeake: 55/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Chesapeake is 16 points higher.
Chesapeake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chesapeake: 26/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Virginia Beach is 1 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.
Virginia Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.