City vs city
Lynchburg vs Madison Heights, VA
Lynchburg currently scores 1 points higher overall than Madison Heights, 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
Lynchburg: 33/100 · Madison Heights: 32/100
Lynchburg is 1 points higher.
Flood
Lynchburg: 24/100 · Madison Heights: 30/100
Madison Heights is 6 points higher.
Lynchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Madison Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lynchburg: 18/100 · Madison Heights: 18/100
No gap.
Lynchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Madison Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lynchburg: 35/100 · Madison Heights: 33/100
Lynchburg is 2 points higher.
Lynchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Madison Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lynchburg: 0/100 · Madison Heights: 8/100
Madison Heights is 8 points higher.
Lynchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Madison Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lynchburg: 49/100 · Madison Heights: 64/100
Madison Heights is 15 points higher.
Lynchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Madison Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lynchburg: Unavailable · Madison Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lynchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Madison Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lynchburg: 37/100 · Madison Heights: 38/100
Madison Heights is 1 points higher.
Lynchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Madison Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lynchburg: 35/100 · Madison Heights: 35/100
No gap.
Lynchburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Madison Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.