City vs city
Christiansburg vs Pearisburg, VA
Christiansburg currently scores 8 points higher overall than Pearisburg, 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 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
Christiansburg: 38/100 · Pearisburg: 30/100
Christiansburg is 8 points higher.
Flood
Christiansburg: 21/100 · Pearisburg: 7/100
Christiansburg is 14 points higher.
Christiansburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Pearisburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Christiansburg: 17/100 · Pearisburg: 16/100
Christiansburg is 1 points higher.
Christiansburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pearisburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Christiansburg: 29/100 · Pearisburg: 23/100
Christiansburg is 6 points higher.
Christiansburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pearisburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Christiansburg: 15/100 · Pearisburg: 0/100
Christiansburg is 15 points higher.
Christiansburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pearisburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Christiansburg: 100/100 · Pearisburg: 44/100
Christiansburg is 56 points higher.
Christiansburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pearisburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Christiansburg: Unavailable · Pearisburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Christiansburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pearisburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Christiansburg: 49/100 · Pearisburg: 55/100
Pearisburg is 6 points higher.
Christiansburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pearisburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Christiansburg: 35/100 · Pearisburg: 35/100
No gap.
Christiansburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pearisburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.