City vs city
Ben Avon Heights vs West View, PA
Ben Avon Heights and West View 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 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 · West View: 40/100
No gap.
Flood
Ben Avon Heights: 56/100 · West View: 56/100
No gap.
Ben Avon Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
West View: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ben Avon Heights: 18/100 · West View: 18/100
No gap.
Ben Avon Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West View: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ben Avon Heights: 28/100 · West View: 28/100
No gap.
Ben Avon Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West View: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ben Avon Heights: 4/100 · West View: 4/100
No gap.
Ben Avon Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West View: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ben Avon Heights: 100/100 · West View: 100/100
No gap.
Ben Avon Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West View: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ben Avon Heights: Unavailable · West View: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ben Avon Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West View: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ben Avon Heights: 34/100 · West View: 34/100
No gap.
Ben Avon Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West View: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ben Avon Heights: 42/100 · West View: 42/100
No gap.
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.
West View: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.