City vs city
Falls Church vs Richmond, VA
Richmond currently scores 11 points higher overall than Falls Church, 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
Falls Church: 43/100 · Richmond: 54/100
Richmond is 11 points higher.
Flood
Falls Church: 25/100 · Richmond: 29/100
Richmond is 4 points higher.
Falls Church: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falls Church: 21/100 · Richmond: 21/100
No gap.
Falls Church: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falls Church: 39/100 · Richmond: 47/100
Richmond is 8 points higher.
Falls Church: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falls Church: 27/100 · Richmond: 100/100
Richmond is 73 points higher.
Falls Church: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falls Church: 100/100 · Richmond: 93/100
Falls Church is 7 points higher.
Falls Church: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falls Church: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Falls Church: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Falls Church: 45/100 · Richmond: 53/100
Richmond is 8 points higher.
Falls Church: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Falls Church: 41/100 · Richmond: 33/100
Falls Church is 8 points higher.
Falls Church: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Richmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.