City vs city
Allentown vs Emerald Lakes, PA
Allentown currently scores 12 points higher overall than Emerald Lakes, 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
Allentown: 43/100 · Emerald Lakes: 31/100
Allentown is 12 points higher.
Flood
Allentown: 70/100 · Emerald Lakes: 64/100
Allentown is 6 points higher.
Allentown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Emerald Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Allentown: 21/100 · Emerald Lakes: 21/100
No gap.
Allentown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Emerald Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Allentown: 32/100 · Emerald Lakes: 21/100
Allentown is 11 points higher.
Allentown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Emerald Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Allentown: 0/100 · Emerald Lakes: 8/100
Emerald Lakes is 8 points higher.
Allentown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Emerald Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Allentown: 40/100 · Emerald Lakes: 8/100
Allentown is 32 points higher.
Allentown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Emerald Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Allentown: Unavailable · Emerald Lakes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Allentown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Emerald Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Allentown: 57/100 · Emerald Lakes: 57/100
No gap.
Allentown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Emerald Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Allentown: 35/100 · Emerald Lakes: 38/100
Emerald Lakes is 3 points higher.
Allentown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Emerald Lakes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.