City vs city
Fairfax Station vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 4 points higher overall than Fairfax Station, 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 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
Fairfax Station: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Flood
Fairfax Station: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Fairfax Station is 3 points higher.
Fairfax Station: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairfax Station: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Fairfax Station: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairfax Station: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 3 points higher.
Fairfax Station: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairfax Station: 27/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Fairfax Station is 19 points higher.
Fairfax Station: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairfax Station: 44/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Fairfax Station is 17 points higher.
Fairfax Station: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairfax Station: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairfax Station: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fairfax Station: 29/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Fairfax Station: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fairfax Station: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Fairfax Station is 13 points higher.
Fairfax Station: 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.