City vs city
Chester vs Colonial Heights, VA
Chester currently scores 6 points higher overall than Colonial Heights, with the largest gap 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 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
Chester: 44/100 · Colonial Heights: 38/100
Chester is 6 points higher.
Flood
Chester: 30/100 · Colonial Heights: 33/100
Colonial Heights is 3 points higher.
Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Colonial Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chester: 21/100 · Colonial Heights: 21/100
No gap.
Chester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Colonial Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chester: 48/100 · Colonial Heights: 49/100
Colonial Heights is 1 points higher.
Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Colonial Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chester: 23/100 · Colonial Heights: 31/100
Colonial Heights is 8 points higher.
Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colonial Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chester: 100/100 · Colonial Heights: 52/100
Chester is 48 points higher.
Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Colonial Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chester: Unavailable · Colonial Heights: 32/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Colonial Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chester: 57/100 · Colonial Heights: 57/100
No gap.
Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Colonial Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Chester: 32/100 · Colonial Heights: 31/100
Chester is 1 points higher.
Chester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Colonial Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.