City vs city
Big Beaver vs New Castle, PA
New Castle currently scores 6 points higher overall than Big Beaver, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Big Beaver: 33/100 · New Castle: 39/100
New Castle is 6 points higher.
Flood
Big Beaver: 88/100 · New Castle: 83/100
Big Beaver is 5 points higher.
Big Beaver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
New Castle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Big Beaver: 18/100 · New Castle: 18/100
No gap.
Big Beaver: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Castle: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Big Beaver: 30/100 · New Castle: 30/100
No gap.
Big Beaver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Castle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Big Beaver: 15/100 · New Castle: 0/100
Big Beaver is 15 points higher.
Big Beaver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Castle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Big Beaver: 15/100 · New Castle: 23/100
New Castle is 8 points higher.
Big Beaver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Castle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Big Beaver: Unavailable · New Castle: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Big Beaver: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Castle: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Big Beaver: 30/100 · New Castle: 41/100
New Castle is 11 points higher.
Big Beaver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Castle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Big Beaver: 36/100 · New Castle: 36/100
No gap.
Big Beaver: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Castle: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.