City vs city
Galax vs Hillsville, VA
Galax currently scores 4 points higher overall than Hillsville, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Galax: 42/100 · Hillsville: 38/100
Galax is 4 points higher.
Flood
Galax: 39/100 · Hillsville: 21/100
Galax is 18 points higher.
Galax: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Hillsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Galax: 17/100 · Hillsville: 17/100
No gap.
Galax: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Galax: 36/100 · Hillsville: 35/100
Galax is 1 points higher.
Galax: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Galax: 0/100 · Hillsville: 8/100
Hillsville is 8 points higher.
Galax: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Galax: 81/100 · Hillsville: 93/100
Hillsville is 12 points higher.
Galax: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Galax: Unavailable · Hillsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Galax: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Galax: 41/100 · Hillsville: 55/100
Hillsville is 14 points higher.
Galax: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Galax: 35/100 · Hillsville: 35/100
No gap.
Galax: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hillsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.