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Girard vs Lancaster, PA

Lancaster currently scores 19 points higher overall than Girard, with the largest gap in hail.

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Girard

23/100

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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

Girard: 23/100 · Lancaster: 42/100

Lancaster is 19 points higher.

Flood

Girard: 30/100 · Lancaster: 62/100

Lancaster is 32 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Girard: 18/100 · Lancaster: 21/100

Lancaster is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Girard: 26/100 · Lancaster: 46/100

Lancaster is 20 points higher.

Girard: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Girard: 15/100 · Lancaster: 8/100

Girard is 7 points higher.

Girard: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Girard: 37/100 · Lancaster: 74/100

Lancaster is 37 points higher.

Girard: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Girard: Unavailable · Lancaster: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Girard: 4/100 · Lancaster: 40/100

Lancaster is 36 points higher.

Girard: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Girard: 33/100 · Lancaster: 44/100

Lancaster is 11 points higher.

Girard: 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.