City vs city
Cheyney vs West Lawn, PA
West Lawn currently scores 15 points higher overall than Cheyney, 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 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 · West Lawn: 51/100
West Lawn is 15 points higher.
Flood
Cheyney: 64/100 · West Lawn: 78/100
West Lawn is 14 points higher.
Cheyney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
West Lawn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheyney: 22/100 · West Lawn: 21/100
Cheyney is 1 points higher.
Cheyney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Lawn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheyney: 42/100 · West Lawn: 44/100
West Lawn is 2 points higher.
Cheyney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Lawn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheyney: 19/100 · West Lawn: 31/100
West Lawn is 12 points higher.
Cheyney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lawn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheyney: 23/100 · West Lawn: 98/100
West Lawn is 75 points higher.
Cheyney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Lawn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheyney: Unavailable · West Lawn: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheyney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Lawn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheyney: 43/100 · West Lawn: 52/100
West Lawn is 9 points higher.
Cheyney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Lawn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheyney: 41/100 · West Lawn: 36/100
Cheyney is 5 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.
West Lawn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.