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Blue Bell vs Scranton, PA

Blue Bell and Scranton are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.

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Blue Bell

39/100

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Scranton

39/100

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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

Blue Bell: 39/100 · Scranton: 39/100

No gap.

Flood

Blue Bell: 72/100 · Scranton: 68/100

Blue Bell is 4 points higher.

Blue Bell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Scranton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Blue Bell: 22/100 · Scranton: 20/100

Blue Bell is 2 points higher.

Blue Bell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Scranton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Blue Bell: 35/100 · Scranton: 20/100

Blue Bell is 15 points higher.

Blue Bell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Scranton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Blue Bell: 19/100 · Scranton: 4/100

Blue Bell is 15 points higher.

Blue Bell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Blue Bell: 43/100 · Scranton: 74/100

Scranton is 31 points higher.

Blue Bell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Blue Bell: Unavailable · Scranton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Blue Bell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Scranton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Blue Bell: 46/100 · Scranton: 52/100

Scranton is 6 points higher.

Blue Bell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Scranton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Blue Bell: 39/100 · Scranton: 35/100

Blue Bell is 4 points higher.

Blue Bell: 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.