City vs city
Richmond vs Virginia Beach, VA
Richmond currently scores 17 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, 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 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Richmond is 17 points higher.
Flood
Richmond: 29/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 1 points higher.
Richmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Richmond: 21/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Richmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Richmond: 47/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Richmond is 4 points higher.
Richmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Richmond: 100/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Richmond is 92 points higher.
Richmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Richmond: 93/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Richmond is 66 points higher.
Richmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Richmond: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Richmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Richmond: 53/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Richmond is 14 points higher.
Richmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Richmond: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Richmond is 6 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.
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.