City vs city
Leesburg vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 2 points higher overall than Leesburg, 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 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
Leesburg: 37/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 2 points higher.
Flood
Leesburg: 26/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Leesburg is 2 points higher.
Leesburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Leesburg: 20/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Leesburg is 3 points higher.
Leesburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Leesburg: 31/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Leesburg is 1 points higher.
Leesburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Leesburg: 31/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Leesburg is 12 points higher.
Leesburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Leesburg: 75/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 25 points higher.
Leesburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Leesburg: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Leesburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Leesburg: 38/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Roanoke is 13 points higher.
Leesburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Leesburg: 40/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
Leesburg is 5 points higher.
Leesburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Roanoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.