City vs city
Hillsville vs Radford, VA
Hillsville currently scores 1 points higher overall than Radford, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Hillsville: 38/100 · Radford: 37/100
Hillsville is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hillsville: 21/100 · Radford: 47/100
Radford is 26 points higher.
Hillsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Radford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hillsville: 17/100 · Radford: 17/100
No gap.
Hillsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Radford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hillsville: 35/100 · Radford: 28/100
Hillsville is 7 points higher.
Hillsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Radford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hillsville: 8/100 · Radford: 12/100
Radford is 4 points higher.
Hillsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Radford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hillsville: 93/100 · Radford: 71/100
Hillsville is 22 points higher.
Hillsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Radford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hillsville: Unavailable · Radford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hillsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Radford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hillsville: 55/100 · Radford: 47/100
Hillsville is 8 points higher.
Hillsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Radford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hillsville: 35/100 · Radford: 35/100
No gap.
Hillsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Radford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.