City vs city
Colonial Heights vs Matoaca, VA
Matoaca currently scores 8 points higher overall than Colonial Heights, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 Heights: 38/100 · Matoaca: 46/100
Matoaca is 8 points higher.
Flood
Colonial Heights: 33/100 · Matoaca: 31/100
Colonial Heights is 2 points higher.
Colonial Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Matoaca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colonial Heights: 21/100 · Matoaca: 21/100
No gap.
Colonial Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Matoaca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colonial Heights: 49/100 · Matoaca: 48/100
Colonial Heights is 1 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Matoaca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colonial Heights: 31/100 · Matoaca: 85/100
Matoaca is 54 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Matoaca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colonial Heights: 52/100 · Matoaca: 51/100
Colonial Heights is 1 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Matoaca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colonial Heights: 32/100 · Matoaca: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colonial Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Matoaca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colonial Heights: 57/100 · Matoaca: 58/100
Matoaca is 1 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Matoaca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Colonial Heights: 31/100 · Matoaca: 31/100
No gap.
Colonial Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Matoaca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.