City vs city
Modest Town vs Virginia Beach, VA
Modest Town currently scores 1 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
Modest Town: 38/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Modest Town is 1 points higher.
Flood
Modest Town: 37/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Modest Town is 7 points higher.
Modest Town: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Modest Town: 32/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Modest Town is 2 points higher.
Modest Town: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Modest Town: 24/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 19 points higher.
Modest Town: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Modest Town: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Modest Town: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Modest Town: 6/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Virginia Beach is 21 points higher.
Modest Town: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Modest Town: 98/100 · Virginia Beach: 90/100
Modest Town is 8 points higher.
Modest Town: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Modest Town: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Modest Town is 1 points higher.
Modest Town: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Modest Town: 30/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Modest Town is 3 points higher.
Modest Town: 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.