City vs city
Ben Avon Heights vs Falls Township, PA
Ben Avon Heights currently scores 11 points higher overall than Falls Township, 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 · Falls Township: 29/100
Ben Avon Heights is 11 points higher.
Flood
Ben Avon Heights: 56/100 · Falls Township: 70/100
Falls Township is 14 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Falls Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ben Avon Heights: 18/100 · Falls Township: 20/100
Falls Township is 2 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Falls Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ben Avon Heights: 28/100 · Falls Township: 21/100
Ben Avon Heights is 7 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Falls Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ben Avon Heights: 4/100 · Falls Township: 4/100
No gap.
Ben Avon Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Falls Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ben Avon Heights: 100/100 · Falls Township: 9/100
Ben Avon Heights is 91 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Falls Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ben Avon Heights: Unavailable · Falls Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ben Avon Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Falls Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ben Avon Heights: 34/100 · Falls Township: 47/100
Falls Township is 13 points higher.
Ben Avon Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Falls Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ben Avon Heights: 42/100 · Falls Township: 34/100
Ben Avon Heights is 8 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.
Falls Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.