City vs city
Hopewell vs Virginia Beach, VA
Hopewell currently scores 11 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, 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 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
Hopewell: 48/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Hopewell is 11 points higher.
Flood
Hopewell: 28/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 2 points higher.
Hopewell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hopewell: 22/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Hopewell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hopewell: 49/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Hopewell is 6 points higher.
Hopewell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hopewell: 65/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Hopewell is 57 points higher.
Hopewell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hopewell: 84/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Hopewell is 57 points higher.
Hopewell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hopewell: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hopewell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hopewell: 57/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Hopewell is 18 points higher.
Hopewell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Hopewell: 31/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Hopewell is 4 points higher.
Hopewell: 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.