City vs city
Cowan vs New Castle, IN
Cowan currently scores 8 points higher overall than New Castle, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Cowan: 48/100 · New Castle: 40/100
Cowan is 8 points higher.
Flood
Cowan: 37/100 · New Castle: 38/100
New Castle is 1 points higher.
Cowan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
New Castle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cowan: 15/100 · New Castle: 15/100
No gap.
Cowan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Castle: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cowan: 67/100 · New Castle: 58/100
Cowan is 9 points higher.
Cowan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Castle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cowan: 81/100 · New Castle: 46/100
Cowan is 35 points higher.
Cowan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Castle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cowan: 100/100 · New Castle: 89/100
Cowan is 11 points higher.
Cowan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Castle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cowan: Unavailable · New Castle: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cowan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Castle: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cowan: 7/100 · New Castle: 1/100
Cowan is 6 points higher.
Cowan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Castle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cowan: 32/100 · New Castle: 32/100
No gap.
Cowan: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
New Castle: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.