City vs city
Cheyney vs Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wilkes-Barre currently scores 4 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 · Wilkes-Barre: 40/100
Wilkes-Barre is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cheyney: 64/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 72/100
Wilkes-Barre is 8 points higher.
Cheyney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wilkes-Barre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheyney: 22/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 20/100
Cheyney is 2 points higher.
Cheyney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheyney: 42/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 24/100
Cheyney is 18 points higher.
Cheyney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheyney: 19/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 15/100
Cheyney is 4 points higher.
Cheyney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheyney: 23/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 53/100
Wilkes-Barre is 30 points higher.
Cheyney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheyney: Unavailable · Wilkes-Barre: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheyney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wilkes-Barre: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheyney: 43/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 59/100
Wilkes-Barre is 16 points higher.
Cheyney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheyney: 41/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 35/100
Cheyney is 6 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.
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.