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Idylwood vs Virginia Beach, VA

Idylwood currently scores 5 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Idylwood

42/100

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Virginia Beach

37/100

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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

Idylwood: 42/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100

Idylwood is 5 points higher.

Flood

Idylwood: 32/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100

Idylwood is 2 points higher.

Idylwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Idylwood: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100

Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.

Idylwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Idylwood: 39/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100

Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.

Idylwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Idylwood: 19/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100

Idylwood is 11 points higher.

Idylwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Idylwood: 100/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100

Idylwood is 73 points higher.

Idylwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Idylwood: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Idylwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Idylwood: 43/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100

Idylwood is 4 points higher.

Idylwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Idylwood: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100

Idylwood is 13 points higher.

Idylwood: 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.