City vs city
Merrifield vs Virginia Beach, VA
Merrifield 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 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
Merrifield: 42/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Merrifield is 5 points higher.
Flood
Merrifield: 32/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Merrifield is 2 points higher.
Merrifield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Merrifield: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Merrifield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Merrifield: 39/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Merrifield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Merrifield: 19/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Merrifield is 11 points higher.
Merrifield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Merrifield: 100/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Merrifield is 73 points higher.
Merrifield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Merrifield: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Merrifield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Merrifield: 43/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Merrifield is 4 points higher.
Merrifield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Merrifield: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Merrifield is 13 points higher.
Merrifield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Virginia Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.