City vs city
Falls Township vs Upper Merion Township, PA
Upper Merion Township currently scores 7 points higher overall than Falls Township, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 · Upper Merion Township: 36/100
Upper Merion Township is 7 points higher.
Flood
Falls Township: 70/100 · Upper Merion Township: 68/100
Falls Township is 2 points higher.
Falls Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Upper Merion Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falls Township: 20/100 · Upper Merion Township: 22/100
Upper Merion Township is 2 points higher.
Falls Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Upper Merion Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falls Township: 21/100 · Upper Merion Township: 39/100
Upper Merion Township is 18 points higher.
Falls Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Upper Merion Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falls Township: 4/100 · Upper Merion Township: 15/100
Upper Merion Township is 11 points higher.
Falls Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upper Merion Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falls Township: 9/100 · Upper Merion Township: 27/100
Upper Merion Township is 18 points higher.
Falls Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upper Merion Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falls Township: Unavailable · Upper Merion Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Falls Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Upper Merion Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Falls Township: 47/100 · Upper Merion Township: 44/100
Falls Township is 3 points higher.
Falls Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Upper Merion Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Falls Township: 34/100 · Upper Merion Township: 40/100
Upper Merion Township 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.
Upper Merion 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.