City vs city
Fair Lakes vs Stafford, VA
Stafford currently scores 10 points higher overall than Fair Lakes, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Fair Lakes: 31/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 10 points higher.
Flood
Fair Lakes: 30/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Stafford is 3 points higher.
Fair Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fair Lakes: 20/100 · Stafford: 20/100
No gap.
Fair Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fair Lakes: 39/100 · Stafford: 44/100
Stafford is 5 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fair Lakes: 4/100 · Stafford: 8/100
Stafford is 4 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fair Lakes: 43/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Stafford is 2 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fair Lakes: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fair Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fair Lakes: 42/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Stafford is 6 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fair Lakes: 40/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 1 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Stafford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.