City vs city
Potomac Mills vs Stafford, VA
Potomac Mills currently scores 3 points higher overall than Stafford, 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
Potomac Mills: 44/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Potomac Mills is 3 points higher.
Flood
Potomac Mills: 42/100 · Stafford: 33/100
Potomac Mills is 9 points higher.
Potomac Mills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Potomac Mills: 21/100 · Stafford: 20/100
Potomac Mills is 1 points higher.
Potomac Mills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Stafford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Potomac Mills: 41/100 · Stafford: 44/100
Stafford is 3 points higher.
Potomac Mills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Potomac Mills: 8/100 · Stafford: 8/100
No gap.
Potomac Mills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Potomac Mills: 78/100 · Stafford: 45/100
Potomac Mills is 33 points higher.
Potomac Mills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Potomac Mills: 93/100 · Stafford: 92/100
Potomac Mills is 1 points higher.
Potomac Mills: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Potomac Mills: 30/100 · Stafford: 48/100
Stafford is 18 points higher.
Potomac Mills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Potomac Mills: 40/100 · Stafford: 41/100
Stafford is 1 points higher.
Potomac Mills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Stafford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.