City vs city
Gardners vs Mechanicsburg, PA
Mechanicsburg currently scores 3 points higher overall than Gardners, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Gardners: 34/100 · Mechanicsburg: 37/100
Mechanicsburg is 3 points higher.
Flood
Gardners: 56/100 · Mechanicsburg: 72/100
Mechanicsburg is 16 points higher.
Gardners: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Mechanicsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gardners: 20/100 · Mechanicsburg: 20/100
No gap.
Gardners: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mechanicsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gardners: 37/100 · Mechanicsburg: 36/100
Gardners is 1 points higher.
Gardners: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mechanicsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gardners: 0/100 · Mechanicsburg: 15/100
Mechanicsburg is 15 points higher.
Gardners: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mechanicsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gardners: 6/100 · Mechanicsburg: 29/100
Mechanicsburg is 23 points higher.
Gardners: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mechanicsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gardners: Unavailable · Mechanicsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gardners: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mechanicsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gardners: 43/100 · Mechanicsburg: 45/100
Mechanicsburg is 2 points higher.
Gardners: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mechanicsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Gardners: 39/100 · Mechanicsburg: 39/100
No gap.
Gardners: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Mechanicsburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.