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Altoona vs Johnstown, PA

Johnstown currently scores 3 points higher overall than Altoona, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Altoona

34/100

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Johnstown

37/100

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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

Altoona: 34/100 · Johnstown: 37/100

Johnstown is 3 points higher.

Flood

Altoona: 60/100 · Johnstown: 68/100

Johnstown is 8 points higher.

Altoona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Johnstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Altoona: 18/100 · Johnstown: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Altoona: 32/100 · Johnstown: 30/100

Altoona is 2 points higher.

Altoona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Johnstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Altoona: 0/100 · Johnstown: 35/100

Johnstown is 35 points higher.

Altoona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Johnstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Altoona: 4/100 · Johnstown: 25/100

Johnstown is 21 points higher.

Altoona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Johnstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Altoona: Unavailable · Johnstown: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Altoona: 50/100 · Johnstown: 44/100

Altoona is 6 points higher.

Altoona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Johnstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Altoona: 37/100 · Johnstown: 37/100

No gap.

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

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