City vs city
Harrisonburg vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 7 points higher overall than Harrisonburg, 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 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
Harrisonburg: 30/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 7 points higher.
Flood
Harrisonburg: 24/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 6 points higher.
Harrisonburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harrisonburg: 18/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 12 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harrisonburg: 22/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 21 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harrisonburg: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harrisonburg: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Harrisonburg is 6 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harrisonburg: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harrisonburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Harrisonburg: 43/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Harrisonburg is 4 points higher.
Harrisonburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Harrisonburg: 39/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Harrisonburg is 12 points higher.
Harrisonburg: 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.