City vs city

Gettysburg vs Lancaster, PA

Lancaster currently scores 7 points higher overall than Gettysburg, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Gettysburg

35/100

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Lancaster

42/100

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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

Gettysburg: 35/100 · Lancaster: 42/100

Lancaster is 7 points higher.

Flood

Gettysburg: 68/100 · Lancaster: 62/100

Gettysburg is 6 points higher.

Gettysburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Gettysburg: 20/100 · Lancaster: 21/100

Lancaster is 1 points higher.

Gettysburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Gettysburg: 31/100 · Lancaster: 46/100

Lancaster is 15 points higher.

Gettysburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Gettysburg: 31/100 · Lancaster: 8/100

Gettysburg is 23 points higher.

Gettysburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Gettysburg: 17/100 · Lancaster: 74/100

Lancaster is 57 points higher.

Gettysburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Gettysburg: Unavailable · Lancaster: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Gettysburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Gettysburg: 38/100 · Lancaster: 40/100

Lancaster is 2 points higher.

Gettysburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Gettysburg: 39/100 · Lancaster: 44/100

Lancaster is 5 points higher.

Gettysburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Lancaster: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.