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Stafford vs Virginia Beach, VA

Stafford currently scores 4 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, with the largest gap in hail.

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Stafford

41/100

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Virginia Beach

37/100

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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 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

Stafford: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 37/100

Stafford is 4 points higher.

Flood

Stafford: 33/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100

Stafford is 3 points higher.

Stafford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Stafford: 20/100 · Virginia Beach: 30/100

Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.

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

Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Stafford: 44/100 · Virginia Beach: 43/100

Stafford is 1 points higher.

Stafford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Stafford: 8/100 · Virginia Beach: 8/100

No gap.

Stafford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Stafford: 45/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100

Stafford is 18 points higher.

Stafford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Stafford: 92/100 · Virginia Beach: 90/100

Stafford is 2 points higher.

Stafford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Stafford: 48/100 · Virginia Beach: 39/100

Stafford is 9 points higher.

Stafford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Stafford: 41/100 · Virginia Beach: 27/100

Stafford is 14 points higher.

Stafford: 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.