City vs city
Ellwood City vs Hopewell Township, PA
Ellwood City currently scores 5 points higher overall than Hopewell Township, 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
Ellwood City: 41/100 · Hopewell Township: 36/100
Ellwood City is 5 points higher.
Flood
Ellwood City: 100/100 · Hopewell Township: 72/100
Ellwood City is 28 points higher.
Ellwood City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
Hopewell Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ellwood City: 18/100 · Hopewell Township: 18/100
No gap.
Ellwood City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hopewell Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ellwood City: 33/100 · Hopewell Township: 27/100
Ellwood City is 6 points higher.
Ellwood City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hopewell Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ellwood City: 0/100 · Hopewell Township: 15/100
Hopewell Township is 15 points higher.
Ellwood City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hopewell Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ellwood City: 19/100 · Hopewell Township: 63/100
Hopewell Township is 44 points higher.
Ellwood City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hopewell Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ellwood City: Unavailable · Hopewell Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellwood City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hopewell Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ellwood City: 39/100 · Hopewell Township: 22/100
Ellwood City is 17 points higher.
Ellwood City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hopewell Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ellwood City: 36/100 · Hopewell Township: 38/100
Hopewell Township is 2 points higher.
Ellwood City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hopewell 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.