City vs city
Martinsburg vs Salem, WV
Martinsburg currently scores 5 points higher overall than Salem, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Martinsburg: 39/100 · Salem: 34/100
Martinsburg is 5 points higher.
Flood
Martinsburg: 59/100 · Salem: 53/100
Martinsburg is 6 points higher.
Martinsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Martinsburg: 20/100 · Salem: 17/100
Martinsburg is 3 points higher.
Martinsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Martinsburg: 20/100 · Salem: 27/100
Salem is 7 points higher.
Martinsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Martinsburg: 12/100 · Salem: 0/100
Martinsburg is 12 points higher.
Martinsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Martinsburg: 59/100 · Salem: 18/100
Martinsburg is 41 points higher.
Martinsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Martinsburg: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Martinsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Martinsburg: 60/100 · Salem: 51/100
Martinsburg is 9 points higher.
Martinsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Martinsburg: 41/100 · Salem: 38/100
Martinsburg is 3 points higher.
Martinsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.