City vs city
Mechanicsville vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 5 points higher overall than Mechanicsville, 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 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
Mechanicsville: 34/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 5 points higher.
Flood
Mechanicsville: 31/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Mechanicsville is 7 points higher.
Mechanicsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mechanicsville: 21/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Mechanicsville is 4 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mechanicsville: 47/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Mechanicsville is 17 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mechanicsville: 12/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 7 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mechanicsville: 57/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 43 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mechanicsville: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mechanicsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mechanicsville: 38/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Roanoke is 13 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mechanicsville: 33/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
Roanoke is 2 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Roanoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.