City vs city
Falls Township vs Mahanoy City, PA
Mahanoy City currently scores 4 points higher overall than Falls 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
Falls Township: 29/100 · Mahanoy City: 33/100
Mahanoy City is 4 points higher.
Flood
Falls Township: 70/100 · Mahanoy City: 64/100
Falls Township is 6 points higher.
Falls Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Mahanoy City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falls Township: 20/100 · Mahanoy City: 20/100
No gap.
Falls Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mahanoy City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falls Township: 21/100 · Mahanoy City: 33/100
Mahanoy City is 12 points higher.
Falls Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mahanoy City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falls Township: 4/100 · Mahanoy City: 8/100
Mahanoy City is 4 points higher.
Falls Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mahanoy City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falls Township: 9/100 · Mahanoy City: 4/100
Falls Township is 5 points higher.
Falls Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mahanoy City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falls Township: Unavailable · Mahanoy City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Falls Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mahanoy City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Falls Township: 47/100 · Mahanoy City: 61/100
Mahanoy City is 14 points higher.
Falls Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mahanoy City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Falls Township: 34/100 · Mahanoy City: 38/100
Mahanoy City is 4 points higher.
Falls 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.
Mahanoy 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.