City vs city
Cheyney vs Ford City, PA
Cheyney and Ford City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.
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
Cheyney: 36/100 · Ford City: 36/100
No gap.
Flood
Cheyney: 64/100 · Ford City: 83/100
Ford City is 19 points higher.
Cheyney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Ford City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheyney: 22/100 · Ford City: 18/100
Cheyney is 4 points higher.
Cheyney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ford City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheyney: 42/100 · Ford City: 33/100
Cheyney is 9 points higher.
Cheyney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ford City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheyney: 19/100 · Ford City: 0/100
Cheyney is 19 points higher.
Cheyney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ford City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheyney: 23/100 · Ford City: 20/100
Cheyney is 3 points higher.
Cheyney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ford City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheyney: Unavailable · Ford City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheyney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ford City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheyney: 43/100 · Ford City: 24/100
Cheyney is 19 points higher.
Cheyney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ford City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheyney: 41/100 · Ford City: 38/100
Cheyney is 3 points higher.
Cheyney: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ford City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.