City vs city
Norfolk vs Virginia Beach, VA
Norfolk currently scores 13 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
Norfolk: 50/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Norfolk is 13 points higher.
Flood
Norfolk: 46/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Norfolk is 16 points higher.
Norfolk: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 25 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Norfolk: 27/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 3 points higher.
Norfolk: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Norfolk: 45/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Norfolk is 2 points higher.
Norfolk: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Norfolk: 46/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Norfolk is 38 points higher.
Norfolk: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Norfolk: 100/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Norfolk is 73 points higher.
Norfolk: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Norfolk: 77/100 · Virginia Beach: 90/100
Virginia Beach is 13 points higher.
Norfolk: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Norfolk: 34/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Virginia Beach is 5 points higher.
Norfolk: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Norfolk: 27/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
No gap.
Norfolk: 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.