City vs city
Falls Township vs Mechanicsburg, PA
Mechanicsburg currently scores 6 points higher overall than Falls Township, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Mechanicsburg: 35/100
Mechanicsburg is 6 points higher.
Flood
Falls Township: 70/100 · Mechanicsburg: 66/100
Falls Township is 4 points higher.
Falls Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Mechanicsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falls Township: 20/100 · Mechanicsburg: 20/100
No gap.
Falls Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mechanicsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falls Township: 21/100 · Mechanicsburg: 38/100
Mechanicsburg is 17 points higher.
Falls Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mechanicsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falls Township: 4/100 · Mechanicsburg: 38/100
Mechanicsburg is 34 points higher.
Falls Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mechanicsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falls Township: 9/100 · Mechanicsburg: 11/100
Mechanicsburg is 2 points higher.
Falls Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mechanicsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falls Township: Unavailable · Mechanicsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Falls Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mechanicsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Falls Township: 47/100 · Mechanicsburg: 33/100
Falls Township is 14 points higher.
Falls Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mechanicsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Falls Township: 34/100 · Mechanicsburg: 40/100
Mechanicsburg is 6 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.
Mechanicsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.