City vs city
Pearisburg vs Roanoke, VA
Roanoke currently scores 9 points higher overall than Pearisburg, 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
Pearisburg: 30/100 · Roanoke: 39/100
Roanoke is 9 points higher.
Flood
Pearisburg: 7/100 · Roanoke: 24/100
Roanoke is 17 points higher.
Pearisburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Roanoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Pearisburg: 16/100 · Roanoke: 17/100
Roanoke is 1 points higher.
Pearisburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Pearisburg: 23/100 · Roanoke: 30/100
Roanoke is 7 points higher.
Pearisburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Roanoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Pearisburg: 0/100 · Roanoke: 19/100
Roanoke is 19 points higher.
Pearisburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Pearisburg: 44/100 · Roanoke: 100/100
Roanoke is 56 points higher.
Pearisburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Roanoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Pearisburg: Unavailable · Roanoke: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Pearisburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Roanoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Pearisburg: 55/100 · Roanoke: 51/100
Pearisburg is 4 points higher.
Pearisburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Roanoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Pearisburg: 35/100 · Roanoke: 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.
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.