City vs city

Glen Allen vs Richmond, VA

Richmond currently scores 14 points higher overall than Glen Allen, with the largest gap in tornado.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Glen Allen

40/100

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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

Glen Allen: 40/100 · Richmond: 54/100

Richmond is 14 points higher.

Flood

Glen Allen: 36/100 · Richmond: 29/100

Glen Allen is 7 points higher.

Glen Allen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Glen Allen: 21/100 · Richmond: 21/100

No gap.

Glen Allen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Glen Allen: 47/100 · Richmond: 47/100

No gap.

Glen Allen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Glen Allen: 15/100 · Richmond: 100/100

Richmond is 85 points higher.

Glen Allen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Glen Allen: 78/100 · Richmond: 93/100

Richmond is 15 points higher.

Glen Allen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Glen Allen: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Glen Allen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Glen Allen: 51/100 · Richmond: 53/100

Richmond is 2 points higher.

Glen Allen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Glen Allen: 33/100 · Richmond: 33/100

No gap.

Glen Allen: 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.