City vs city
Falmouth vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 1 points higher overall than Falmouth, 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Falmouth: 36/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 1 points higher.
Flood
Falmouth: 26/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Falmouth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falmouth: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Falmouth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falmouth: 45/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Falmouth is 2 points higher.
Falmouth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falmouth: 27/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Falmouth is 19 points higher.
Falmouth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falmouth: 37/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Falmouth is 10 points higher.
Falmouth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falmouth: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Falmouth: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Falmouth: 54/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Falmouth is 15 points higher.
Falmouth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Falmouth: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Falmouth is 14 points higher.
Falmouth: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Virginia Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.