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.
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.