City vs city
Colonial Heights vs Richmond, VA
Richmond currently scores 16 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 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
Colonial Heights: 38/100 · Richmond: 54/100
Richmond is 16 points higher.
Flood
Colonial Heights: 33/100 · Richmond: 29/100
Colonial Heights is 4 points higher.
Colonial Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Colonial Heights: 21/100 · Richmond: 21/100
No gap.
Colonial Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Colonial Heights: 49/100 · Richmond: 47/100
Colonial Heights is 2 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Colonial Heights: 31/100 · Richmond: 100/100
Richmond is 69 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Colonial Heights: 52/100 · Richmond: 93/100
Richmond is 41 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Colonial Heights: 32/100 · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Colonial Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Colonial Heights: 57/100 · Richmond: 53/100
Colonial Heights is 4 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Colonial Heights: 31/100 · Richmond: 33/100
Richmond is 2 points higher.
Colonial Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Richmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.