City vs city
Brecknock Township vs Wilkes-Barre, PA
Brecknock Township and Wilkes-Barre are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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 · Wilkes-Barre: 40/100
No gap.
Flood
Brecknock Township: 60/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 72/100
Wilkes-Barre is 12 points higher.
Brecknock Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wilkes-Barre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brecknock Township: 21/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 20/100
Brecknock Township is 1 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brecknock Township: 46/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 24/100
Brecknock Township is 22 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brecknock Township: 0/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 15/100
Wilkes-Barre is 15 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brecknock Township: 26/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 53/100
Wilkes-Barre is 27 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brecknock Township: Unavailable · Wilkes-Barre: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brecknock Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wilkes-Barre: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brecknock Township: 51/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 59/100
Wilkes-Barre is 8 points higher.
Brecknock Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brecknock Township: 37/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 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.
Wilkes-Barre: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.