City vs city
Pantops vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 2 points higher overall than Pantops, 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
Pantops: 37/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 2 points higher.
Flood
Pantops: 29/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Pantops is 5 points higher.
Pantops: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pantops: 18/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Pantops is 1 points higher.
Pantops: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pantops: 32/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Pantops is 2 points higher.
Pantops: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pantops: 0/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 19 points higher.
Pantops: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pantops: 47/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 53 points higher.
Pantops: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pantops: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pantops: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pantops: 60/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Pantops is 9 points higher.
Pantops: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pantops: 35/100 · Roanoke: 35/100
No gap.
Pantops: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Roanoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.