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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.

Altoona

34/100

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State College

39/100

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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 · 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.