City vs city
Dranesville vs Sterling, VA
Sterling currently scores 2 points higher overall than Dranesville, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Dranesville: 37/100 · Sterling: 39/100
Sterling is 2 points higher.
Flood
Dranesville: 24/100 · Sterling: 30/100
Sterling is 6 points higher.
Dranesville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Sterling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Dranesville: 20/100 · Sterling: 20/100
No gap.
Dranesville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sterling: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Dranesville: 38/100 · Sterling: 35/100
Dranesville is 3 points higher.
Dranesville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sterling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Dranesville: 12/100 · Sterling: 8/100
Dranesville is 4 points higher.
Dranesville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Dranesville: 85/100 · Sterling: 100/100
Sterling is 15 points higher.
Dranesville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sterling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Dranesville: Unavailable · Sterling: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Dranesville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sterling: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Dranesville: 41/100 · Sterling: 41/100
No gap.
Dranesville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sterling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Dranesville: 41/100 · Sterling: 40/100
Dranesville is 1 points higher.
Dranesville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sterling: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.