City vs city
Great Falls vs Stafford, VA
Stafford currently scores 8 points higher overall than Great Falls, 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 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
Great Falls: 33/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 8 points higher.
Flood
Great Falls: 23/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Stafford is 10 points higher.
Great Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Falls: 20/100 · Stafford: 20/100
No gap.
Great Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Falls: 38/100 · Stafford: 44/100
Stafford is 6 points higher.
Great Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Falls: 4/100 · Stafford: 8/100
Stafford is 4 points higher.
Great Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Falls: 77/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Great Falls is 32 points higher.
Great Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Falls: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Great Falls: 26/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Stafford is 22 points higher.
Great Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Great Falls: 42/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Great Falls is 1 points higher.
Great Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Stafford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.