City vs city
Belington vs Buckhannon, WV
Belington currently scores 5 points higher overall than Buckhannon, 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
Belington: 34/100 · Buckhannon: 29/100
Belington is 5 points higher.
Flood
Belington: 64/100 · Buckhannon: 53/100
Belington is 11 points higher.
Belington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Buckhannon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belington: 17/100 · Buckhannon: 17/100
No gap.
Belington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Buckhannon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belington: 20/100 · Buckhannon: 20/100
No gap.
Belington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Buckhannon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belington: 0/100 · Buckhannon: 0/100
No gap.
Belington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buckhannon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belington: 14/100 · Buckhannon: 15/100
Buckhannon is 1 points higher.
Belington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Buckhannon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belington: Unavailable · Buckhannon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Buckhannon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belington: 49/100 · Buckhannon: 33/100
Belington is 16 points higher.
Belington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Buckhannon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belington: 39/100 · Buckhannon: 38/100
Belington is 1 points higher.
Belington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Buckhannon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.