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Allentown vs Norristown, PA

Allentown currently scores 7 points higher overall than Norristown, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Allentown

43/100

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Norristown

36/100

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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 · Norristown: 36/100

Allentown is 7 points higher.

Flood

Allentown: 70/100 · Norristown: 70/100

No gap.

Allentown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Norristown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Allentown: 21/100 · Norristown: 22/100

Norristown is 1 points higher.

Allentown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Norristown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Allentown: 32/100 · Norristown: 37/100

Norristown is 5 points higher.

Allentown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Norristown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Allentown: 0/100 · Norristown: 12/100

Norristown is 12 points higher.

Allentown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Norristown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Allentown: 40/100 · Norristown: 30/100

Allentown is 10 points higher.

Allentown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Norristown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Allentown: Unavailable · Norristown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Allentown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Norristown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Allentown: 57/100 · Norristown: 44/100

Allentown is 13 points higher.

Allentown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Norristown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Allentown: 35/100 · Norristown: 38/100

Norristown is 3 points higher.

Allentown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Norristown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.