City vs city
Brecknock Township vs Palmer Heights, PA
Brecknock Township currently scores 2 points higher overall than Palmer Heights, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Brecknock Township: 40/100 · Palmer Heights: 38/100
Brecknock Township is 2 points higher.
Flood
Brecknock Township: 60/100 · Palmer Heights: 56/100
Brecknock Township is 4 points higher.
Brecknock Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Palmer Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brecknock Township: 21/100 · Palmer Heights: 21/100
No gap.
Brecknock Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Palmer Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brecknock Township: 46/100 · Palmer Heights: 27/100
Brecknock Township is 19 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Palmer Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brecknock Township: 0/100 · Palmer Heights: 0/100
No gap.
Brecknock Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brecknock Township: 26/100 · Palmer Heights: 25/100
Brecknock Township is 1 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Palmer Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brecknock Township: Unavailable · Palmer Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brecknock Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Palmer Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brecknock Township: 51/100 · Palmer Heights: 63/100
Palmer Heights is 12 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Palmer Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brecknock Township: 37/100 · Palmer Heights: 35/100
Brecknock Township is 2 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Palmer Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.