City vs city

Beaver Falls vs Scranton, PA

Beaver Falls and Scranton are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Beaver Falls

39/100

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Scranton

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

Beaver Falls: 39/100 · Scranton: 39/100

No gap.

Flood

Beaver Falls: 62/100 · Scranton: 68/100

Scranton is 6 points higher.

Beaver Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Scranton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Beaver Falls: 18/100 · Scranton: 20/100

Scranton is 2 points higher.

Beaver Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Scranton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Beaver Falls: 30/100 · Scranton: 20/100

Beaver Falls is 10 points higher.

Beaver Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Scranton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Beaver Falls: 15/100 · Scranton: 4/100

Beaver Falls is 11 points higher.

Beaver Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Beaver Falls: 87/100 · Scranton: 74/100

Beaver Falls is 13 points higher.

Beaver Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Beaver Falls: Unavailable · Scranton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Beaver Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Scranton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Beaver Falls: 26/100 · Scranton: 52/100

Scranton is 26 points higher.

Beaver Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Scranton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Beaver Falls: 36/100 · Scranton: 35/100

Beaver Falls is 1 points higher.

Beaver Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Scranton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.