City vs city
Sandston vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 3 points higher overall than Sandston, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Sandston: 34/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 3 points higher.
Flood
Sandston: 31/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Sandston is 1 points higher.
Sandston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sandston: 21/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Sandston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sandston: 47/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Sandston is 4 points higher.
Sandston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sandston: 12/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Sandston is 4 points higher.
Sandston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sandston: 57/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Sandston is 30 points higher.
Sandston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sandston: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sandston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Sandston: 38/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Virginia Beach is 1 points higher.
Sandston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sandston: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Sandston is 6 points higher.
Sandston: 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.