City vs city
East Pittsburgh vs Swissvale, PA
East Pittsburgh currently scores 9 points higher overall than Swissvale, 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 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
East Pittsburgh: 50/100 · Swissvale: 41/100
East Pittsburgh is 9 points higher.
Flood
East Pittsburgh: 74/100 · Swissvale: 62/100
East Pittsburgh is 12 points higher.
East Pittsburgh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Swissvale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Pittsburgh: 18/100 · Swissvale: 18/100
No gap.
East Pittsburgh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Swissvale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Pittsburgh: 24/100 · Swissvale: 26/100
Swissvale is 2 points higher.
East Pittsburgh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Swissvale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Pittsburgh: 54/100 · Swissvale: 0/100
East Pittsburgh is 54 points higher.
East Pittsburgh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swissvale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Pittsburgh: 100/100 · Swissvale: 65/100
East Pittsburgh is 35 points higher.
East Pittsburgh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swissvale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Pittsburgh: Unavailable · Swissvale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Pittsburgh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Swissvale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
East Pittsburgh: 40/100 · Swissvale: 39/100
East Pittsburgh is 1 points higher.
East Pittsburgh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Swissvale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Pittsburgh: 40/100 · Swissvale: 38/100
East Pittsburgh is 2 points higher.
East Pittsburgh: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Swissvale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.