City vs city
Gloucester Point vs Horntown, VA
Gloucester Point currently scores 2 points higher overall than Horntown, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 Point: 39/100 · Horntown: 37/100
Gloucester Point is 2 points higher.
Flood
Gloucester Point: 61/100 · Horntown: 71/100
Horntown is 10 points higher.
Gloucester Point: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Horntown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gloucester Point: 25/100 · Horntown: 32/100
Horntown is 7 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Horntown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gloucester Point: 48/100 · Horntown: 21/100
Gloucester Point is 27 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Horntown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gloucester Point: 27/100 · Horntown: 4/100
Gloucester Point is 23 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Horntown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gloucester Point: 19/100 · Horntown: 5/100
Gloucester Point is 14 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Horntown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gloucester Point: 95/100 · Horntown: 98/100
Horntown is 3 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Horntown: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gloucester Point: 9/100 · Horntown: 31/100
Horntown is 22 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Horntown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gloucester Point: 28/100 · Horntown: 30/100
Horntown is 2 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Horntown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.