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