City vs city
Mechanicsville vs Stafford, VA
Stafford currently scores 7 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 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 7 points higher.
Flood
Mechanicsville: 31/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Stafford is 2 points higher.
Mechanicsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mechanicsville: 21/100 · Stafford: 20/100
Mechanicsville is 1 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mechanicsville: 47/100 · Stafford: 44/100
Mechanicsville is 3 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mechanicsville: 12/100 · Stafford: 8/100
Mechanicsville is 4 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mechanicsville: 57/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Mechanicsville is 12 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mechanicsville: Unavailable · Stafford: 92/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mechanicsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Mechanicsville: 38/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Stafford is 10 points higher.
Mechanicsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mechanicsville: 33/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 8 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.
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.