City vs city
Short Pump vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 6 points higher overall than Short Pump, 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 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
Short Pump: 31/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 6 points higher.
Flood
Short Pump: 29/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 1 points higher.
Short Pump: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Short Pump: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Short Pump: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Short Pump: 45/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Short Pump is 2 points higher.
Short Pump: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Short Pump: 12/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
Short Pump is 4 points higher.
Short Pump: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Short Pump: 44/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Short Pump is 17 points higher.
Short Pump: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Short Pump: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Short Pump: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Short Pump: 35/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Short Pump: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Short Pump: 34/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Short Pump is 7 points higher.
Short Pump: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Virginia Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.