City vs city
Grafton vs Pleasant Valley, WV
Grafton currently scores 4 points higher overall than Pleasant Valley, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Grafton: 42/100 · Pleasant Valley: 38/100
Grafton is 4 points higher.
Flood
Grafton: 85/100 · Pleasant Valley: 62/100
Grafton is 23 points higher.
Grafton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Pleasant Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Grafton: 17/100 · Pleasant Valley: 17/100
No gap.
Grafton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pleasant Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grafton: 22/100 · Pleasant Valley: 23/100
Pleasant Valley is 1 points higher.
Grafton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pleasant Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grafton: 23/100 · Pleasant Valley: 4/100
Grafton is 19 points higher.
Grafton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pleasant Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grafton: 71/100 · Pleasant Valley: 65/100
Grafton is 6 points higher.
Grafton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pleasant Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grafton: Unavailable · Pleasant Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grafton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pleasant Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grafton: 40/100 · Pleasant Valley: 57/100
Pleasant Valley is 17 points higher.
Grafton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pleasant Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grafton: 39/100 · Pleasant Valley: 38/100
Grafton is 1 points higher.
Grafton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pleasant Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.