City vs city
Lake Ridge vs Stafford, VA
Stafford currently scores 9 points higher overall than Lake Ridge, 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
Lake Ridge: 32/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 9 points higher.
Flood
Lake Ridge: 24/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Stafford is 9 points higher.
Lake Ridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Ridge: 20/100 · Stafford: 20/100
No gap.
Lake Ridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Ridge: 42/100 · Stafford: 44/100
Stafford is 2 points higher.
Lake Ridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Ridge: 0/100 · Stafford: 8/100
Stafford is 8 points higher.
Lake Ridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Ridge: 35/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Stafford is 10 points higher.
Lake Ridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Ridge: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Ridge: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Ridge: 29/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Stafford is 19 points higher.
Lake Ridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Ridge: 40/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 1 points higher.
Lake Ridge: 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.