City vs city
Birchwood Lakes vs Scranton, PA
Scranton currently scores 2 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 · Scranton: 39/100
Scranton is 2 points higher.
Flood
Birchwood Lakes: 64/100 · Scranton: 68/100
Scranton is 4 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Scranton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birchwood Lakes: 21/100 · Scranton: 20/100
Birchwood Lakes is 1 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Scranton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birchwood Lakes: 22/100 · Scranton: 20/100
Birchwood Lakes is 2 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Scranton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birchwood Lakes: 0/100 · Scranton: 4/100
Scranton is 4 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scranton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birchwood Lakes: 8/100 · Scranton: 74/100
Scranton is 66 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scranton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birchwood Lakes: Unavailable · Scranton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birchwood Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Scranton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birchwood Lakes: 67/100 · Scranton: 52/100
Birchwood Lakes is 15 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Scranton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Birchwood Lakes: 41/100 · Scranton: 35/100
Birchwood Lakes is 6 points higher.
Birchwood Lakes: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Scranton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.