City vs city
Chincoteague vs Newport News, VA
Newport News currently scores 2 points higher overall than Chincoteague, 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
Chincoteague: 30/100 · Newport News: 32/100
Newport News is 2 points higher.
Flood
Chincoteague: 24/100 · Newport News: 39/100
Newport News is 15 points higher.
Chincoteague: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Newport News: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chincoteague: 34/100 · Newport News: 24/100
Chincoteague is 10 points higher.
Chincoteague: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newport News: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chincoteague: 20/100 · Newport News: 49/100
Newport News is 29 points higher.
Chincoteague: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newport News: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chincoteague: 4/100 · Newport News: 15/100
Newport News is 11 points higher.
Chincoteague: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chincoteague: 1/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 36 points higher.
Chincoteague: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chincoteague: 98/100 · Newport News: 27/100
Chincoteague is 71 points higher.
Chincoteague: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newport News: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chincoteague: 30/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 7 points higher.
Chincoteague: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newport News: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chincoteague: 30/100 · Newport News: 28/100
Chincoteague is 2 points higher.
Chincoteague: 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.