City vs city
Arlington Heights vs Birchwood Lakes, PA
Arlington Heights and Birchwood Lakes are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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
Arlington Heights: 37/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 37/100
No gap.
Flood
Arlington Heights: 72/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 64/100
Arlington Heights is 8 points higher.
Arlington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Birchwood Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington Heights: 21/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 21/100
No gap.
Arlington Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Birchwood Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington Heights: 19/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 22/100
Birchwood Lakes is 3 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Birchwood Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington Heights: 0/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 0/100
No gap.
Arlington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birchwood Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington Heights: 9/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 8/100
Arlington Heights is 1 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Birchwood Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington Heights: Unavailable · Birchwood Lakes: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Birchwood Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Arlington Heights: 60/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 67/100
Birchwood Lakes is 7 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Birchwood Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Arlington Heights: 39/100 · Birchwood Lakes: 41/100
Birchwood Lakes is 2 points higher.
Arlington Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Birchwood Lakes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.