City vs city
Altoona vs State College, PA
State College currently scores 5 points higher overall than Altoona, 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
Altoona: 34/100 · State College: 39/100
State College is 5 points higher.
Flood
Altoona: 60/100 · State College: 60/100
No gap.
Altoona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
State College: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Altoona: 18/100 · State College: 19/100
State College is 1 points higher.
Altoona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
State College: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Altoona: 32/100 · State College: 24/100
Altoona is 8 points higher.
Altoona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
State College: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Altoona: 0/100 · State College: 0/100
No gap.
Altoona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
State College: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Altoona: 4/100 · State College: 60/100
State College is 56 points higher.
Altoona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
State College: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Altoona: Unavailable · State College: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Altoona: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
State College: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Altoona: 50/100 · State College: 32/100
Altoona is 18 points higher.
Altoona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
State College: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Altoona: 37/100 · State College: 38/100
State College is 1 points higher.
Altoona: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
State College: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.