City vs city
Gloucester Courthouse vs Newport News, VA
Gloucester Courthouse currently scores 4 points higher overall than Newport News, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Gloucester Courthouse: 36/100 · Newport News: 32/100
Gloucester Courthouse is 4 points higher.
Flood
Gloucester Courthouse: 27/100 · Newport News: 39/100
Newport News is 12 points higher.
Gloucester Courthouse: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Newport News: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gloucester Courthouse: 23/100 · Newport News: 24/100
Newport News is 1 points higher.
Gloucester Courthouse: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newport News: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gloucester Courthouse: 45/100 · Newport News: 49/100
Newport News is 4 points higher.
Gloucester Courthouse: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newport News: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gloucester Courthouse: 4/100 · Newport News: 15/100
Newport News is 11 points higher.
Gloucester Courthouse: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gloucester Courthouse: 38/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Gloucester Courthouse is 1 points higher.
Gloucester Courthouse: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newport News: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gloucester Courthouse: 87/100 · Newport News: 27/100
Gloucester Courthouse is 60 points higher.
Gloucester Courthouse: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newport News: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gloucester Courthouse: 34/100 · Newport News: 37/100
Newport News is 3 points higher.
Gloucester Courthouse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newport News: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gloucester Courthouse: 28/100 · Newport News: 28/100
No gap.
Gloucester Courthouse: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newport News: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.