City vs city
Glen Allen vs Virginia Beach, VA
Glen Allen currently scores 3 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, with the largest gap 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 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 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Glen Allen is 3 points higher.
Flood
Glen Allen: 36/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Glen Allen is 6 points higher.
Glen Allen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Glen Allen: 21/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Glen Allen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Glen Allen: 47/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Glen Allen is 4 points higher.
Glen Allen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Glen Allen: 15/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Glen Allen is 7 points higher.
Glen Allen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Glen Allen: 78/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Glen Allen is 51 points higher.
Glen Allen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Glen Allen: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Glen Allen: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Glen Allen: 51/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Glen Allen is 12 points higher.
Glen Allen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Glen Allen: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Glen Allen is 6 points higher.
Glen Allen: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Virginia Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.