City vs city
Avoca vs Scranton, PA
Avoca currently scores 2 points higher overall than Scranton, 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
Avoca: 41/100 · Scranton: 39/100
Avoca is 2 points higher.
Flood
Avoca: 76/100 · Scranton: 68/100
Avoca is 8 points higher.
Avoca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Scranton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Avoca: 20/100 · Scranton: 20/100
No gap.
Avoca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Scranton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Avoca: 22/100 · Scranton: 20/100
Avoca is 2 points higher.
Avoca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Scranton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Avoca: 31/100 · Scranton: 4/100
Avoca is 27 points higher.
Avoca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scranton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Avoca: 50/100 · Scranton: 74/100
Scranton is 24 points higher.
Avoca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scranton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Avoca: Unavailable · Scranton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Avoca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Scranton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Avoca: 56/100 · Scranton: 52/100
Avoca is 4 points higher.
Avoca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Scranton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Avoca: 35/100 · Scranton: 35/100
No gap.
Avoca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Scranton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.