City vs city
Canal Winchester vs Lancaster, OH
Canal Winchester currently scores 9 points higher overall than Lancaster, 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 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
Canal Winchester: 38/100 · Lancaster: 29/100
Canal Winchester is 9 points higher.
Flood
Canal Winchester: 88/100 · Lancaster: 64/100
Canal Winchester is 24 points higher.
Canal Winchester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canal Winchester: 16/100 · Lancaster: 16/100
No gap.
Canal Winchester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canal Winchester: 24/100 · Lancaster: 21/100
Canal Winchester is 3 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canal Winchester: 19/100 · Lancaster: 8/100
Canal Winchester is 11 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canal Winchester: 63/100 · Lancaster: 32/100
Canal Winchester is 31 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canal Winchester: Unavailable · Lancaster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canal Winchester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canal Winchester: 19/100 · Lancaster: 27/100
Lancaster is 8 points higher.
Canal Winchester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Canal Winchester: 35/100 · Lancaster: 35/100
No gap.
Canal Winchester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lancaster: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.