City vs city
Pearisburg vs Radford, VA
Radford currently scores 7 points higher overall than Pearisburg, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Pearisburg: 30/100 · Radford: 37/100
Radford is 7 points higher.
Flood
Pearisburg: 7/100 · Radford: 47/100
Radford is 40 points higher.
Pearisburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Radford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pearisburg: 16/100 · Radford: 17/100
Radford is 1 points higher.
Pearisburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Radford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pearisburg: 23/100 · Radford: 28/100
Radford is 5 points higher.
Pearisburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Radford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pearisburg: 0/100 · Radford: 12/100
Radford is 12 points higher.
Pearisburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Radford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pearisburg: 44/100 · Radford: 71/100
Radford is 27 points higher.
Pearisburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Radford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pearisburg: Unavailable · Radford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pearisburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Radford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pearisburg: 55/100 · Radford: 47/100
Pearisburg is 8 points higher.
Pearisburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Radford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pearisburg: 35/100 · Radford: 35/100
No gap.
Pearisburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Radford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.