City vs city

Falls View vs Wheeling, WV

Wheeling currently scores 7 points higher overall than Falls View, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Falls View

37/100

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Wheeling

44/100

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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

Falls View: 37/100 · Wheeling: 44/100

Wheeling is 7 points higher.

Flood

Falls View: 63/100 · Wheeling: 97/100

Wheeling is 34 points higher.

Falls View: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wheeling: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Falls View: 16/100 · Wheeling: 17/100

Wheeling is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Falls View: 28/100 · Wheeling: 18/100

Falls View is 10 points higher.

Falls View: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Wheeling: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Falls View: 15/100 · Wheeling: 0/100

Falls View is 15 points higher.

Falls View: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wheeling: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Falls View: 24/100 · Wheeling: 68/100

Wheeling is 44 points higher.

Falls View: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Wheeling: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Falls View: Unavailable · Wheeling: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Falls View: 65/100 · Wheeling: 27/100

Falls View is 38 points higher.

Falls View: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Wheeling: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Falls View: 46/100 · Wheeling: 36/100

Falls View is 10 points higher.

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

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