City vs city
Bethlehem vs Old Orchard, PA
Bethlehem currently scores 2 points higher overall than Old Orchard, 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
Bethlehem: 40/100 · Old Orchard: 38/100
Bethlehem is 2 points higher.
Flood
Bethlehem: 64/100 · Old Orchard: 56/100
Bethlehem is 8 points higher.
Bethlehem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Old Orchard: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bethlehem: 21/100 · Old Orchard: 21/100
No gap.
Bethlehem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Old Orchard: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bethlehem: 30/100 · Old Orchard: 27/100
Bethlehem is 3 points higher.
Bethlehem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Old Orchard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bethlehem: 0/100 · Old Orchard: 0/100
No gap.
Bethlehem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Old Orchard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bethlehem: 39/100 · Old Orchard: 25/100
Bethlehem is 14 points higher.
Bethlehem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Old Orchard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bethlehem: Unavailable · Old Orchard: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bethlehem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Old Orchard: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bethlehem: 50/100 · Old Orchard: 63/100
Old Orchard is 13 points higher.
Bethlehem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Old Orchard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bethlehem: 35/100 · Old Orchard: 35/100
No gap.
Bethlehem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Old Orchard: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.