City vs city

Chesnut Hill vs Philadelphia, PA

Chesnut Hill currently scores 7 points higher overall than Philadelphia, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Chesnut Hill

42/100

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Philadelphia

35/100

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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

Chesnut Hill: 42/100 · Philadelphia: 35/100

Chesnut Hill is 7 points higher.

Flood

Chesnut Hill: 76/100 · Philadelphia: 60/100

Chesnut Hill is 16 points higher.

Chesnut Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Philadelphia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chesnut Hill: 21/100 · Philadelphia: 22/100

Philadelphia is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Chesnut Hill: 25/100 · Philadelphia: 35/100

Philadelphia is 10 points higher.

Chesnut Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Philadelphia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chesnut Hill: 0/100 · Philadelphia: 8/100

Philadelphia is 8 points higher.

Chesnut Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Philadelphia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chesnut Hill: 38/100 · Philadelphia: 18/100

Chesnut Hill is 20 points higher.

Chesnut Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Philadelphia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chesnut Hill: Unavailable · Philadelphia: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Chesnut Hill: 55/100 · Philadelphia: 55/100

No gap.

Chesnut Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Philadelphia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Chesnut Hill: 37/100 · Philadelphia: 44/100

Philadelphia is 7 points higher.

Chesnut Hill: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Philadelphia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.