City vs city
Richmond vs South Boston, VA
Richmond currently scores 23 points higher overall than South Boston, 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 · South Boston: 31/100
Richmond is 23 points higher.
Flood
Richmond: 29/100 · South Boston: 21/100
Richmond is 8 points higher.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
South Boston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Richmond: 21/100 · South Boston: 19/100
Richmond is 2 points higher.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Boston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Richmond: 47/100 · South Boston: 41/100
Richmond is 6 points higher.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Richmond: 100/100 · South Boston: 8/100
Richmond is 92 points higher.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Richmond: 93/100 · South Boston: 45/100
Richmond is 48 points higher.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Richmond: Unavailable · South Boston: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Boston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Richmond: 53/100 · South Boston: 55/100
South Boston is 2 points higher.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Richmond: 33/100 · South Boston: 28/100
Richmond is 5 points higher.
Richmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
South Boston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.