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Danville vs South Boston, VA

Danville and South Boston are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.

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Danville

31/100

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South Boston

31/100

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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

Danville: 31/100 · South Boston: 31/100

No gap.

Flood

Danville: 19/100 · South Boston: 21/100

South Boston is 2 points higher.

Danville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

South Boston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Danville: 18/100 · South Boston: 19/100

South Boston is 1 points higher.

Danville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

South Boston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Danville: 44/100 · South Boston: 41/100

Danville is 3 points higher.

Danville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Danville: 15/100 · South Boston: 8/100

Danville is 7 points higher.

Danville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Danville: 46/100 · South Boston: 45/100

Danville is 1 points higher.

Danville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Danville: Unavailable · South Boston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Danville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

South Boston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Danville: 41/100 · South Boston: 55/100

South Boston is 14 points higher.

Danville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Danville: 33/100 · South Boston: 28/100

Danville is 5 points higher.

Danville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

South Boston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.