City vs city
Pantops vs Virginia Beach, VA
Pantops and Virginia Beach are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
No gap.
Flood
Pantops: 29/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 1 points higher.
Pantops: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pantops: 18/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 12 points higher.
Pantops: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pantops: 32/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 11 points higher.
Pantops: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pantops: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Pantops: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pantops: 47/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Pantops is 20 points higher.
Pantops: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pantops: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pantops: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Pantops: 60/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Pantops is 21 points higher.
Pantops: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pantops: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Pantops is 8 points higher.
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.
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.