City vs city
Hillsville vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 1 points higher overall than Hillsville, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 1 points higher.
Flood
Hillsville: 21/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Roanoke is 3 points higher.
Hillsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hillsville: 17/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
No gap.
Hillsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hillsville: 35/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Hillsville is 5 points higher.
Hillsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hillsville: 8/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 11 points higher.
Hillsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hillsville: 93/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 7 points higher.
Hillsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hillsville: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hillsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hillsville: 55/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Hillsville is 4 points higher.
Hillsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hillsville: 35/100 · Roanoke: 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.
Roanoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.