City vs city

South Boston vs South Hill, VA

South Hill currently scores 3 points higher overall than South Boston, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

South Boston

31/100

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South Hill

34/100

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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

South Boston: 31/100 · South Hill: 34/100

South Hill is 3 points higher.

Flood

South Boston: 21/100 · South Hill: 26/100

South Hill is 5 points higher.

South Boston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

South Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

South Boston: 19/100 · South Hill: 21/100

South Hill is 2 points higher.

South Boston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

South Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

South Boston: 41/100 · South Hill: 47/100

South Hill is 6 points higher.

South Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

South Boston: 8/100 · South Hill: 19/100

South Hill is 11 points higher.

South Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

South Boston: 45/100 · South Hill: 51/100

South Hill is 6 points higher.

South Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

South Boston: Unavailable · South Hill: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

South Boston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

South Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

South Boston: 55/100 · South Hill: 42/100

South Boston is 13 points higher.

South Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

South Boston: 28/100 · South Hill: 32/100

South Hill is 4 points higher.

South Boston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

South Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.