City vs city
Virginia Beach vs Wakefield, VA
Wakefield currently scores 5 points higher overall than Virginia Beach, 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
Virginia Beach: 37/100 · Wakefield: 42/100
Wakefield is 5 points higher.
Flood
Virginia Beach: 30/100 · Wakefield: 32/100
Wakefield is 2 points higher.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wakefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Virginia Beach: 30/100 · Wakefield: 20/100
Virginia Beach is 10 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Virginia Beach: 43/100 · Wakefield: 39/100
Virginia Beach is 4 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Virginia Beach: 8/100 · Wakefield: 19/100
Wakefield is 11 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Virginia Beach: 27/100 · Wakefield: 100/100
Wakefield is 73 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Virginia Beach: 90/100 · Wakefield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wakefield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Virginia Beach: 39/100 · Wakefield: 43/100
Wakefield is 4 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wakefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Virginia Beach: 27/100 · Wakefield: 40/100
Wakefield is 13 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wakefield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.