City vs city

Long Branch vs Richmond, VA

Richmond currently scores 12 points higher overall than Long Branch, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Long Branch

42/100

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Richmond

54/100

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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

Long Branch: 42/100 · Richmond: 54/100

Richmond is 12 points higher.

Flood

Long Branch: 32/100 · Richmond: 29/100

Long Branch is 3 points higher.

Long Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Long Branch: 20/100 · Richmond: 21/100

Richmond is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Long Branch: 39/100 · Richmond: 47/100

Richmond is 8 points higher.

Long Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Long Branch: 19/100 · Richmond: 100/100

Richmond is 81 points higher.

Long Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Long Branch: 100/100 · Richmond: 93/100

Long Branch is 7 points higher.

Long Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Long Branch: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Long Branch: 43/100 · Richmond: 53/100

Richmond is 10 points higher.

Long Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Long Branch: 40/100 · Richmond: 33/100

Long Branch is 7 points higher.

Long Branch: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Richmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.