City vs city
Independent Hill vs Stafford, VA
Stafford currently scores 11 points higher overall than Independent Hill, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Independent Hill: 30/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 11 points higher.
Flood
Independent Hill: 26/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Stafford is 7 points higher.
Independent Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Independent Hill: 20/100 · Stafford: 20/100
No gap.
Independent Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Independent Hill: 41/100 · Stafford: 44/100
Stafford is 3 points higher.
Independent Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Independent Hill: 15/100 · Stafford: 8/100
Independent Hill is 7 points higher.
Independent Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Independent Hill: 33/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Stafford is 12 points higher.
Independent Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Independent Hill: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Independent Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Independent Hill: 31/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Stafford is 17 points higher.
Independent Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Independent Hill: 41/100 · Stafford: 41/100
No gap.
Independent Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Stafford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.