City vs city
Franklin Farm vs Virginia Beach, VA
Franklin Farm and Virginia Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
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
Franklin Farm: 37/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
No gap.
Flood
Franklin Farm: 24/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 6 points higher.
Franklin Farm: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Franklin Farm: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Franklin Farm: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Franklin Farm: 38/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 5 points higher.
Franklin Farm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Franklin Farm: 12/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Franklin Farm is 4 points higher.
Franklin Farm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Franklin Farm: 85/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Franklin Farm is 58 points higher.
Franklin Farm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Franklin Farm: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Franklin Farm: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Franklin Farm: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Franklin Farm is 2 points higher.
Franklin Farm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Franklin Farm: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Franklin Farm is 14 points higher.
Franklin Farm: 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.