City vs city
Laurel Hill vs Virginia Beach, VA
Laurel Hill currently scores 6 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.
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
Laurel Hill: 43/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Laurel Hill is 6 points higher.
Flood
Laurel Hill: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Laurel Hill is 3 points higher.
Laurel Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Laurel Hill: 21/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Laurel Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Laurel Hill: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 3 points higher.
Laurel Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Laurel Hill: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Laurel Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Laurel Hill: 78/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Laurel Hill is 51 points higher.
Laurel Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Laurel Hill: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Laurel Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Laurel Hill: 44/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Laurel Hill is 5 points higher.
Laurel Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Laurel Hill: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Laurel Hill is 13 points higher.
Laurel Hill: 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.