City vs city
Cloverdale vs Salem, VA
Salem currently scores 5 points higher overall than Cloverdale, 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
Cloverdale: 35/100 · Salem: 40/100
Salem is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cloverdale: 36/100 · Salem: 26/100
Cloverdale is 10 points higher.
Cloverdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cloverdale: 17/100 · Salem: 17/100
No gap.
Cloverdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cloverdale: 28/100 · Salem: 29/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Cloverdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cloverdale: 8/100 · Salem: 23/100
Salem is 15 points higher.
Cloverdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cloverdale: 73/100 · Salem: 100/100
Salem is 27 points higher.
Cloverdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cloverdale: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cloverdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cloverdale: 51/100 · Salem: 50/100
Cloverdale is 1 points higher.
Cloverdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cloverdale: 35/100 · Salem: 35/100
No gap.
Cloverdale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Salem: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.