City vs city
Madison vs Stafford, VA
Stafford currently scores 9 points higher overall than Madison, 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 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
Madison: 32/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 9 points higher.
Flood
Madison: 21/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Stafford is 12 points higher.
Madison: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Madison: 18/100 · Stafford: 20/100
Stafford is 2 points higher.
Madison: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Madison: 32/100 · Stafford: 44/100
Stafford is 12 points higher.
Madison: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Madison: 31/100 · Stafford: 8/100
Madison is 23 points higher.
Madison: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Madison: 24/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Stafford is 21 points higher.
Madison: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Madison: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Madison: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Madison: 59/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Madison is 11 points higher.
Madison: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Madison: 37/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 4 points higher.
Madison: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Stafford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.