City vs city
Fort Lee vs Richmond, VA
Richmond currently scores 16 points higher overall than Fort Lee, 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
Fort Lee: 38/100 · Richmond: 54/100
Richmond is 16 points higher.
Flood
Fort Lee: 33/100 · Richmond: 29/100
Fort Lee is 4 points higher.
Fort Lee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fort Lee: 21/100 · Richmond: 21/100
No gap.
Fort Lee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Lee: 49/100 · Richmond: 47/100
Fort Lee is 2 points higher.
Fort Lee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Lee: 31/100 · Richmond: 100/100
Richmond is 69 points higher.
Fort Lee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Lee: 52/100 · Richmond: 93/100
Richmond is 41 points higher.
Fort Lee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Lee: 32/100 · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Lee: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Lee: 57/100 · Richmond: 53/100
Fort Lee is 4 points higher.
Fort Lee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fort Lee: 31/100 · Richmond: 33/100
Richmond is 2 points higher.
Fort Lee: 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.