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.

Falls Church

43/100

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Richmond

54/100

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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.