City vs city
Birchwood Lakes vs Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg currently scores 13 points higher overall than Birchwood Lakes, 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 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
Birchwood Lakes: 37/100 · Harrisburg: 50/100
Harrisburg is 13 points higher.
Flood
Birchwood Lakes: 64/100 · Harrisburg: 98/100
Harrisburg is 34 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Harrisburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birchwood Lakes: 21/100 · Harrisburg: 20/100
Birchwood Lakes is 1 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Harrisburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birchwood Lakes: 22/100 · Harrisburg: 38/100
Harrisburg is 16 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Harrisburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birchwood Lakes: 0/100 · Harrisburg: 38/100
Harrisburg is 38 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harrisburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birchwood Lakes: 8/100 · Harrisburg: 72/100
Harrisburg is 64 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harrisburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birchwood Lakes: Unavailable · Harrisburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birchwood Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Harrisburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birchwood Lakes: 67/100 · Harrisburg: 43/100
Birchwood Lakes is 24 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Harrisburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Birchwood Lakes: 41/100 · Harrisburg: 40/100
Birchwood Lakes is 1 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Harrisburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.