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Glenolden vs Lancaster, PA

Glenolden currently scores 5 points higher overall than Lancaster, with the largest gap in hail.

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Glenolden

47/100

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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

Glenolden: 47/100 · Lancaster: 42/100

Glenolden is 5 points higher.

Flood

Glenolden: 79/100 · Lancaster: 62/100

Glenolden is 17 points higher.

Glenolden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Glenolden: 22/100 · Lancaster: 21/100

Glenolden is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Glenolden: 37/100 · Lancaster: 46/100

Lancaster is 9 points higher.

Glenolden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Glenolden: 0/100 · Lancaster: 8/100

Lancaster is 8 points higher.

Glenolden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Glenolden: 34/100 · Lancaster: 74/100

Lancaster is 40 points higher.

Glenolden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Glenolden: 98/100 · Lancaster: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Glenolden: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

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

Wildfire

Glenolden: 17/100 · Lancaster: 40/100

Lancaster is 23 points higher.

Glenolden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Glenolden: 41/100 · Lancaster: 44/100

Lancaster is 3 points higher.

Glenolden: 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.