City vs city
Blue Ridge Summit vs Lancaster, PA
Lancaster currently scores 12 points higher overall than Blue Ridge Summit, 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
Blue Ridge Summit: 30/100 · Lancaster: 42/100
Lancaster is 12 points higher.
Flood
Blue Ridge Summit: 53/100 · Lancaster: 62/100
Lancaster is 9 points higher.
Blue Ridge Summit: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Blue Ridge Summit: 20/100 · Lancaster: 21/100
Lancaster is 1 points higher.
Blue Ridge Summit: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Blue Ridge Summit: 24/100 · Lancaster: 46/100
Lancaster is 22 points higher.
Blue Ridge Summit: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Blue Ridge Summit: 8/100 · Lancaster: 8/100
No gap.
Blue Ridge Summit: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Blue Ridge Summit: 17/100 · Lancaster: 74/100
Lancaster is 57 points higher.
Blue Ridge Summit: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Blue Ridge Summit: Unavailable · Lancaster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Blue Ridge Summit: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Blue Ridge Summit: 47/100 · Lancaster: 40/100
Blue Ridge Summit is 7 points higher.
Blue Ridge Summit: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Blue Ridge Summit: 42/100 · Lancaster: 44/100
Lancaster is 2 points higher.
Blue Ridge Summit: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lancaster: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.