City vs city
Richmond vs Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA
Richmond currently scores 26 points higher overall than Spotsylvania Courthouse, 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 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
Richmond: 54/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 28/100
Richmond is 26 points higher.
Flood
Richmond: 29/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 30/100
Spotsylvania Courthouse is 1 points higher.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Richmond: 21/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 20/100
Richmond is 1 points higher.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Richmond: 47/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 45/100
Richmond is 2 points higher.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Richmond: 100/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 8/100
Richmond is 92 points higher.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Richmond: 93/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 19/100
Richmond is 74 points higher.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Richmond: Unavailable · Spotsylvania Courthouse: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Richmond: 53/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 40/100
Richmond is 13 points higher.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Richmond: 33/100 · Spotsylvania Courthouse: 35/100
Spotsylvania Courthouse is 2 points higher.
Richmond: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.