City vs city
Ellwood City vs West Pittsburg, PA
Ellwood City currently scores 2 points higher overall than West Pittsburg, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · West Pittsburg: 39/100
Ellwood City is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ellwood City: 100/100 · West Pittsburg: 83/100
Ellwood City is 17 points higher.
Ellwood City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.
West Pittsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ellwood City: 18/100 · West Pittsburg: 18/100
No gap.
Ellwood City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Pittsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ellwood City: 33/100 · West Pittsburg: 30/100
Ellwood City is 3 points higher.
Ellwood City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Pittsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ellwood City: 0/100 · West Pittsburg: 0/100
No gap.
Ellwood City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pittsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ellwood City: 19/100 · West Pittsburg: 23/100
West Pittsburg is 4 points higher.
Ellwood City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pittsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ellwood City: Unavailable · West Pittsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellwood City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Pittsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ellwood City: 39/100 · West Pittsburg: 41/100
West Pittsburg is 2 points higher.
Ellwood City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Pittsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ellwood City: 36/100 · West Pittsburg: 36/100
No gap.
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.
West Pittsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.