City vs city
Colonial Beach vs Stafford, VA
Stafford currently scores 7 points higher overall than Colonial Beach, 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
Colonial Beach: 34/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 7 points higher.
Flood
Colonial Beach: 13/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Stafford is 20 points higher.
Colonial Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colonial Beach: 21/100 · Stafford: 20/100
Colonial Beach is 1 points higher.
Colonial Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colonial Beach: 44/100 · Stafford: 44/100
No gap.
Colonial Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colonial Beach: 8/100 · Stafford: 8/100
No gap.
Colonial Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colonial Beach: 37/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Stafford is 8 points higher.
Colonial Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colonial Beach: 93/100 · Stafford: 92/100
Colonial Beach is 1 points higher.
Colonial Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Colonial Beach: 11/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Stafford is 37 points higher.
Colonial Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colonial Beach: 42/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Colonial Beach is 1 points higher.
Colonial 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.
Stafford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.