City vs city
Allentown vs Norwood, PA
Norwood currently scores 4 points higher overall than Allentown, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Norwood: 47/100
Norwood is 4 points higher.
Flood
Allentown: 70/100 · Norwood: 79/100
Norwood is 9 points higher.
Allentown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Norwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Allentown: 21/100 · Norwood: 22/100
Norwood is 1 points higher.
Allentown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Allentown: 32/100 · Norwood: 37/100
Norwood is 5 points higher.
Allentown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Allentown: 0/100 · Norwood: 0/100
No gap.
Allentown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Allentown: 40/100 · Norwood: 34/100
Allentown is 6 points higher.
Allentown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Allentown: Unavailable · Norwood: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Allentown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norwood: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Allentown: 57/100 · Norwood: 17/100
Allentown is 40 points higher.
Allentown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Allentown: 35/100 · Norwood: 41/100
Norwood is 6 points higher.
Allentown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Norwood: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.