City vs city
Altoona vs Punxsutawney, PA
Altoona currently scores 1 points higher overall than Punxsutawney, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Altoona: 34/100 · Punxsutawney: 33/100
Altoona is 1 points higher.
Flood
Altoona: 60/100 · Punxsutawney: 64/100
Punxsutawney is 4 points higher.
Altoona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Punxsutawney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Altoona: 18/100 · Punxsutawney: 18/100
No gap.
Altoona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Punxsutawney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Altoona: 32/100 · Punxsutawney: 40/100
Punxsutawney is 8 points higher.
Altoona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Punxsutawney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Altoona: 0/100 · Punxsutawney: 23/100
Punxsutawney is 23 points higher.
Altoona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Punxsutawney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Altoona: 4/100 · Punxsutawney: 17/100
Punxsutawney is 13 points higher.
Altoona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Punxsutawney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Altoona: Unavailable · Punxsutawney: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Altoona: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Punxsutawney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Altoona: 50/100 · Punxsutawney: 31/100
Altoona is 19 points higher.
Altoona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Punxsutawney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Altoona: 37/100 · Punxsutawney: 40/100
Punxsutawney is 3 points higher.
Altoona: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Punxsutawney: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.