City vs city
Purcellville vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 7 points higher overall than Purcellville, 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
Purcellville: 30/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 7 points higher.
Flood
Purcellville: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 30 points higher.
Purcellville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Purcellville: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Purcellville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Purcellville: 29/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 14 points higher.
Purcellville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Purcellville: 0/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Purcellville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Purcellville: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Purcellville is 13 points higher.
Purcellville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Purcellville: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Purcellville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Purcellville: 52/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Purcellville is 13 points higher.
Purcellville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Purcellville: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Purcellville is 14 points higher.
Purcellville: 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.