City vs city
Ben Avon Heights vs Cheyney, PA
Ben Avon Heights currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cheyney, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Ben Avon Heights: 40/100 · Cheyney: 36/100
Ben Avon Heights is 4 points higher.
Flood
Ben Avon Heights: 56/100 · Cheyney: 64/100
Cheyney is 8 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Cheyney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ben Avon Heights: 18/100 · Cheyney: 22/100
Cheyney is 4 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cheyney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ben Avon Heights: 28/100 · Cheyney: 42/100
Cheyney is 14 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cheyney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ben Avon Heights: 4/100 · Cheyney: 19/100
Cheyney is 15 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cheyney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ben Avon Heights: 100/100 · Cheyney: 23/100
Ben Avon Heights is 77 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cheyney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ben Avon Heights: Unavailable · Cheyney: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ben Avon Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cheyney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ben Avon Heights: 34/100 · Cheyney: 43/100
Cheyney is 9 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cheyney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ben Avon Heights: 42/100 · Cheyney: 41/100
Ben Avon Heights is 1 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cheyney: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.