City vs city
Circleville vs Lancaster, OH
Circleville currently scores 9 points higher overall than Lancaster, 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
Circleville: 38/100 · Lancaster: 29/100
Circleville is 9 points higher.
Flood
Circleville: 97/100 · Lancaster: 64/100
Circleville is 33 points higher.
Circleville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Circleville: 16/100 · Lancaster: 16/100
No gap.
Circleville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Circleville: 22/100 · Lancaster: 21/100
Circleville is 1 points higher.
Circleville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Circleville: 38/100 · Lancaster: 8/100
Circleville is 30 points higher.
Circleville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Circleville: 20/100 · Lancaster: 32/100
Lancaster is 12 points higher.
Circleville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Circleville: Unavailable · Lancaster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Circleville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Circleville: 35/100 · Lancaster: 27/100
Circleville is 8 points higher.
Circleville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Circleville: 35/100 · Lancaster: 35/100
No gap.
Circleville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Lancaster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.