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Chester vs Martinsburg, WV

Martinsburg currently scores 8 points higher overall than Chester, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Chester

31/100

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Martinsburg

39/100

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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

Chester: 31/100 · Martinsburg: 39/100

Martinsburg is 8 points higher.

Flood

Chester: 42/100 · Martinsburg: 59/100

Martinsburg is 17 points higher.

Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Martinsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chester: 18/100 · Martinsburg: 20/100

Martinsburg is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Chester: 24/100 · Martinsburg: 20/100

Chester is 4 points higher.

Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Martinsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chester: 8/100 · Martinsburg: 12/100

Martinsburg is 4 points higher.

Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Martinsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chester: 63/100 · Martinsburg: 59/100

Chester is 4 points higher.

Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Martinsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chester: Unavailable · Martinsburg: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Chester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Martinsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Chester: 28/100 · Martinsburg: 60/100

Martinsburg is 32 points higher.

Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Martinsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Chester: 37/100 · Martinsburg: 41/100

Martinsburg is 4 points higher.

Chester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Martinsburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.