City vs city
Lynchburg vs Richmond, VA
Richmond currently scores 22 points higher overall than Lynchburg, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Lynchburg: 32/100 · Richmond: 54/100
Richmond is 22 points higher.
Flood
Lynchburg: 30/100 · Richmond: 29/100
Lynchburg is 1 points higher.
Lynchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lynchburg: 18/100 · Richmond: 21/100
Richmond is 3 points higher.
Lynchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lynchburg: 33/100 · Richmond: 47/100
Richmond is 14 points higher.
Lynchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lynchburg: 8/100 · Richmond: 100/100
Richmond is 92 points higher.
Lynchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lynchburg: 64/100 · Richmond: 93/100
Richmond is 29 points higher.
Lynchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lynchburg: Unavailable · Richmond: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lynchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lynchburg: 38/100 · Richmond: 53/100
Richmond is 15 points higher.
Lynchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lynchburg: 35/100 · Richmond: 33/100
Lynchburg is 2 points higher.
Lynchburg: 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.