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Oakton vs Roanoke, VA

Oakton currently scores 3 points higher overall than Roanoke, with the largest gap in lightning.

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Oakton

42/100

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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

Oakton: 42/100 · Roanoke: 39/100

Oakton is 3 points higher.

Flood

Oakton: 32/100 · Roanoke: 24/100

Oakton is 8 points higher.

Oakton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Oakton: 20/100 · Roanoke: 17/100

Oakton is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Oakton: 39/100 · Roanoke: 30/100

Oakton is 9 points higher.

Oakton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Oakton: 19/100 · Roanoke: 19/100

No gap.

Oakton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Oakton: 100/100 · Roanoke: 100/100

No gap.

Oakton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Oakton: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Oakton: 43/100 · Roanoke: 51/100

Roanoke is 8 points higher.

Oakton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Oakton: 40/100 · Roanoke: 35/100

Oakton is 5 points higher.

Oakton: 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.