City vs city
Richmond vs Smithfield, VA
Richmond currently scores 20 points higher overall than Smithfield, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Richmond: 54/100 · Smithfield: 34/100
Richmond is 20 points higher.
Flood
Richmond: 29/100 · Smithfield: 26/100
Richmond is 3 points higher.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Smithfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Richmond: 21/100 · Smithfield: 24/100
Smithfield is 3 points higher.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Smithfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Richmond: 47/100 · Smithfield: 48/100
Smithfield is 1 points higher.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Smithfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Richmond: 100/100 · Smithfield: 27/100
Richmond is 73 points higher.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Richmond: 93/100 · Smithfield: 25/100
Richmond is 68 points higher.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Smithfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Richmond: Unavailable · Smithfield: 50/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Smithfield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Richmond: 53/100 · Smithfield: 42/100
Richmond is 11 points higher.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Smithfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Richmond: 33/100 · Smithfield: 27/100
Richmond is 6 points higher.
Richmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Smithfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.