City vs city
County Center vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 5 points higher overall than County Center, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.
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
County Center: 32/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 5 points higher.
Flood
County Center: 24/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 6 points higher.
County Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
County Center: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
County Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
County Center: 42/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 1 points higher.
County Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
County Center: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
County Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
County Center: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
County Center is 8 points higher.
County Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
County Center: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
County Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
County Center: 29/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
County Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
County Center: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
County Center is 13 points higher.
County Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Virginia 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.