City vs city
Downingtown vs West Chester, PA
West Chester currently scores 9 points higher overall than Downingtown, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 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
Downingtown: 35/100 · West Chester: 44/100
West Chester is 9 points higher.
Flood
Downingtown: 80/100 · West Chester: 87/100
West Chester is 7 points higher.
Downingtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
West Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Downingtown: 22/100 · West Chester: 22/100
No gap.
Downingtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Chester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Downingtown: 45/100 · West Chester: 43/100
Downingtown is 2 points higher.
Downingtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Downingtown: 8/100 · West Chester: 42/100
West Chester is 34 points higher.
Downingtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Downingtown: 23/100 · West Chester: 46/100
West Chester is 23 points higher.
Downingtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Downingtown: Unavailable · West Chester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Downingtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Chester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Downingtown: 28/100 · West Chester: 26/100
Downingtown is 2 points higher.
Downingtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Downingtown: 40/100 · West Chester: 40/100
No gap.
Downingtown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
West Chester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.