City vs city
Fair Lakes vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 6 points higher overall than Fair Lakes, 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 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 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 6 points higher.
Flood
Fair Lakes: 30/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
No gap.
Fair Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fair Lakes: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fair Lakes: 39/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fair Lakes: 4/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fair Lakes: 43/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Fair Lakes is 16 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fair Lakes: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fair Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fair Lakes: 42/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Fair Lakes is 3 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fair Lakes: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Fair Lakes is 13 points higher.
Fair Lakes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Virginia Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.