City vs city
Virginia Beach vs Washington, VA
Virginia Beach currently scores 8 points higher overall than Washington, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Virginia Beach: 37/100 · Washington: 29/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Flood
Virginia Beach: 30/100 · Washington: 25/100
Virginia Beach is 5 points higher.
Virginia Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Washington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Virginia Beach: 30/100 · Washington: 19/100
Virginia Beach is 11 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Washington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Virginia Beach: 43/100 · Washington: 32/100
Virginia Beach is 11 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Washington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Virginia Beach: 8/100 · Washington: 0/100
Virginia Beach is 8 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Washington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Virginia Beach: 27/100 · Washington: 21/100
Virginia Beach is 6 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Washington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Virginia Beach: 90/100 · Washington: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Virginia Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Washington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Virginia Beach: 39/100 · Washington: 41/100
Washington is 2 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Washington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Virginia Beach: 27/100 · Washington: 38/100
Washington is 11 points higher.
Virginia Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Washington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.