City vs city
Manchester vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 2 points higher overall than Manchester, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Manchester: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 2 points higher.
Flood
Manchester: 28/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 2 points higher.
Manchester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Manchester: 21/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Manchester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Manchester: 47/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Manchester is 4 points higher.
Manchester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Manchester: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Manchester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Manchester: 27/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
No gap.
Manchester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Manchester: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Manchester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Manchester: 56/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Manchester is 17 points higher.
Manchester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Manchester: 32/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Manchester is 5 points higher.
Manchester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Virginia Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.