City vs city
Elkins vs Valley Bend, WV
Elkins and Valley Bend are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Elkins: 33/100 · Valley Bend: 33/100
No gap.
Flood
Elkins: 65/100 · Valley Bend: 68/100
Valley Bend is 3 points higher.
Elkins: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Valley Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elkins: 17/100 · Valley Bend: 17/100
No gap.
Elkins: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valley Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elkins: 19/100 · Valley Bend: 18/100
Elkins is 1 points higher.
Elkins: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valley Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elkins: 8/100 · Valley Bend: 0/100
Elkins is 8 points higher.
Elkins: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elkins: 30/100 · Valley Bend: 25/100
Elkins is 5 points higher.
Elkins: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valley Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elkins: Unavailable · Valley Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elkins: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valley Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elkins: 49/100 · Valley Bend: 30/100
Elkins is 19 points higher.
Elkins: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valley Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elkins: 40/100 · Valley Bend: 39/100
Elkins is 1 points higher.
Elkins: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Valley Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.