City vs city
Altoona vs Wallaceton, PA
Wallaceton currently scores 5 points higher overall than Altoona, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Wallaceton: 39/100
Wallaceton is 5 points higher.
Flood
Altoona: 60/100 · Wallaceton: 80/100
Wallaceton is 20 points higher.
Altoona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wallaceton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Altoona: 18/100 · Wallaceton: 18/100
No gap.
Altoona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wallaceton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Altoona: 32/100 · Wallaceton: 31/100
Altoona is 1 points higher.
Altoona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wallaceton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Altoona: 0/100 · Wallaceton: 0/100
No gap.
Altoona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wallaceton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Altoona: 4/100 · Wallaceton: 10/100
Wallaceton is 6 points higher.
Altoona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wallaceton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Altoona: Unavailable · Wallaceton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Altoona: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wallaceton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Altoona: 50/100 · Wallaceton: 55/100
Wallaceton is 5 points higher.
Altoona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wallaceton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Altoona: 37/100 · Wallaceton: 37/100
No gap.
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.
Wallaceton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.