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Montrose vs Roanoke, VA

Roanoke currently scores 5 points higher overall than Montrose, with the largest gap in hail.

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Montrose

34/100

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Roanoke

39/100

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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

Montrose: 34/100 · Roanoke: 39/100

Roanoke is 5 points higher.

Flood

Montrose: 31/100 · Roanoke: 24/100

Montrose is 7 points higher.

Montrose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Montrose: 21/100 · Roanoke: 17/100

Montrose is 4 points higher.

Montrose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Montrose: 47/100 · Roanoke: 30/100

Montrose is 17 points higher.

Montrose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Montrose: 12/100 · Roanoke: 19/100

Roanoke is 7 points higher.

Montrose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Montrose: 57/100 · Roanoke: 100/100

Roanoke is 43 points higher.

Montrose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Montrose: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Montrose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Montrose: 38/100 · Roanoke: 51/100

Roanoke is 13 points higher.

Montrose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Montrose: 33/100 · Roanoke: 35/100

Roanoke is 2 points higher.

Montrose: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Roanoke: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.