City vs city
Gloucester Point vs Wachapreague, VA
Gloucester Point currently scores 1 points higher overall than Wachapreague, with the largest gap in flood.
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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 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 · Wachapreague: 38/100
Gloucester Point is 1 points higher.
Flood
Gloucester Point: 61/100 · Wachapreague: 100/100
Wachapreague is 39 points higher.
Gloucester Point: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wachapreague: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gloucester Point: 25/100 · Wachapreague: 32/100
Wachapreague is 7 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wachapreague: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gloucester Point: 48/100 · Wachapreague: 27/100
Gloucester Point is 21 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wachapreague: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gloucester Point: 27/100 · Wachapreague: 4/100
Gloucester Point is 23 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wachapreague: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gloucester Point: 19/100 · Wachapreague: 3/100
Gloucester Point is 16 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wachapreague: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gloucester Point: 95/100 · Wachapreague: 98/100
Wachapreague is 3 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wachapreague: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gloucester Point: 9/100 · Wachapreague: 6/100
Gloucester Point is 3 points higher.
Gloucester Point: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wachapreague: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gloucester Point: 28/100 · Wachapreague: 30/100
Wachapreague 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.
Wachapreague: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.