City vs city
Martinsville vs Roanoke, VA
Martinsville currently scores 3 points higher overall than Roanoke, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Martinsville: 42/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Martinsville is 3 points higher.
Flood
Martinsville: 23/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Roanoke is 1 points higher.
Martinsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Martinsville: 18/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Martinsville is 1 points higher.
Martinsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Martinsville: 43/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Martinsville is 13 points higher.
Martinsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Martinsville: 15/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 4 points higher.
Martinsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Martinsville: 100/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
No gap.
Martinsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Martinsville: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Martinsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Martinsville: 58/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Martinsville is 7 points higher.
Martinsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Martinsville: 35/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
No gap.
Martinsville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Roanoke: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.