City vs city
Emerald Lakes vs Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wilkes-Barre currently scores 9 points higher overall than Emerald Lakes, 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
Emerald Lakes: 31/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 40/100
Wilkes-Barre is 9 points higher.
Flood
Emerald Lakes: 64/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 72/100
Wilkes-Barre is 8 points higher.
Emerald Lakes: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wilkes-Barre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Emerald Lakes: 21/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 20/100
Emerald Lakes is 1 points higher.
Emerald Lakes: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Emerald Lakes: 21/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 24/100
Wilkes-Barre is 3 points higher.
Emerald Lakes: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Emerald Lakes: 8/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 15/100
Wilkes-Barre is 7 points higher.
Emerald Lakes: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Emerald Lakes: 8/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 53/100
Wilkes-Barre is 45 points higher.
Emerald Lakes: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Emerald Lakes: Unavailable · Wilkes-Barre: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Emerald Lakes: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wilkes-Barre: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Emerald Lakes: 57/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 59/100
Wilkes-Barre is 2 points higher.
Emerald Lakes: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Emerald Lakes: 38/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 35/100
Emerald Lakes is 3 points higher.
Emerald Lakes: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wilkes-Barre: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.