City vs city
Skyland Estates vs Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 9 points higher overall than Skyland Estates, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Skyland Estates: 28/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100
Virginia Beach is 9 points higher.
Flood
Skyland Estates: 39/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Skyland Estates is 9 points higher.
Skyland Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Skyland Estates: 19/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100
Virginia Beach is 11 points higher.
Skyland Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Skyland Estates: 29/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100
Virginia Beach is 14 points higher.
Skyland Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Skyland Estates: 8/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100
No gap.
Skyland Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Skyland Estates: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Virginia Beach is 7 points higher.
Skyland Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Skyland Estates: Unavailable · Virginia Beach: 90/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Skyland Estates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Skyland Estates: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100
Skyland Estates is 2 points higher.
Skyland Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Skyland Estates: 40/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100
Skyland Estates is 13 points higher.
Skyland Estates: 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.