City vs city
Dale City vs Richmond, VA
Richmond currently scores 22 points higher overall than Dale City, 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
Dale City: 32/100 · Richmond: 54/100
Richmond is 22 points higher.
Flood
Dale City: 24/100 · Richmond: 29/100
Richmond is 5 points higher.
Dale City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dale City: 20/100 · Richmond: 21/100
Richmond is 1 points higher.
Dale City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dale City: 42/100 · Richmond: 47/100
Richmond is 5 points higher.
Dale City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dale City: 0/100 · Richmond: 100/100
Richmond is 100 points higher.
Dale City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dale City: 35/100 · Richmond: 93/100
Richmond is 58 points higher.
Dale City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dale City: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dale City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dale City: 29/100 · Richmond: 53/100
Richmond is 24 points higher.
Dale City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dale City: 40/100 · Richmond: 33/100
Dale City is 7 points higher.
Dale City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Richmond: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.