City vs city
Elkins Park vs Harborcreek Township, PA
Elkins Park currently scores 5 points higher overall than Harborcreek Township, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Elkins Park: 35/100 · Harborcreek Township: 30/100
Elkins Park is 5 points higher.
Flood
Elkins Park: 60/100 · Harborcreek Township: 77/100
Harborcreek Township is 17 points higher.
Elkins Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Harborcreek Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elkins Park: 22/100 · Harborcreek Township: 18/100
Elkins Park is 4 points higher.
Elkins Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Harborcreek Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elkins Park: 35/100 · Harborcreek Township: 25/100
Elkins Park is 10 points higher.
Elkins Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Harborcreek Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elkins Park: 8/100 · Harborcreek Township: 8/100
No gap.
Elkins Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harborcreek Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elkins Park: 18/100 · Harborcreek Township: 16/100
Elkins Park is 2 points higher.
Elkins Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Harborcreek Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elkins Park: Unavailable · Harborcreek Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elkins Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Harborcreek Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elkins Park: 55/100 · Harborcreek Township: 35/100
Elkins Park is 20 points higher.
Elkins Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Harborcreek Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elkins Park: 44/100 · Harborcreek Township: 33/100
Elkins Park is 11 points higher.
Elkins Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Harborcreek Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.