City vs city
Fairfax vs Norfolk, VA
Norfolk currently scores 8 points higher overall than Fairfax, 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: 42/100 · Norfolk: 50/100
Norfolk is 8 points higher.
Flood
Fairfax: 32/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Norfolk is 14 points higher.
Fairfax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Norfolk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fairfax: 20/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Norfolk is 7 points higher.
Fairfax: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fairfax: 39/100 · Norfolk: 45/100
Norfolk is 6 points higher.
Fairfax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norfolk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fairfax: 19/100 · Norfolk: 46/100
Norfolk is 27 points higher.
Fairfax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fairfax: 100/100 · Norfolk: 100/100
No gap.
Fairfax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norfolk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fairfax: Unavailable · Norfolk: 77/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fairfax: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norfolk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Fairfax: 43/100 · Norfolk: 34/100
Fairfax is 9 points higher.
Fairfax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norfolk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fairfax: 40/100 · Norfolk: 27/100
Fairfax is 13 points higher.
Fairfax: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Norfolk: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.