City vs city
Martinsville vs Virginia Beach, VA
Martinsville currently scores 5 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Martinsville is 5 points higher.
Flood
Martinsville: 23/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 7 points higher.
Martinsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Martinsville: 18/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 12 points higher.
Martinsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Martinsville: 43/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
No gap.
Martinsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Martinsville: 15/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Martinsville is 7 points higher.
Martinsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Martinsville: 100/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Martinsville is 73 points higher.
Martinsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Martinsville: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Martinsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Martinsville: 58/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Martinsville is 19 points higher.
Martinsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Martinsville: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Martinsville is 8 points higher.
Martinsville: 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.