City vs city
Harborcreek Township vs Swatara Township, PA
Swatara Township currently scores 15 points higher overall than Harborcreek Township, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Harborcreek Township: 30/100 · Swatara Township: 45/100
Swatara Township is 15 points higher.
Flood
Harborcreek Township: 77/100 · Swatara Township: 74/100
Harborcreek Township is 3 points higher.
Harborcreek Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Swatara Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harborcreek Township: 18/100 · Swatara Township: 20/100
Swatara Township is 2 points higher.
Harborcreek Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Swatara Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harborcreek Township: 25/100 · Swatara Township: 39/100
Swatara Township is 14 points higher.
Harborcreek Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Swatara Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harborcreek Township: 8/100 · Swatara Township: 58/100
Swatara Township is 50 points higher.
Harborcreek Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swatara Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harborcreek Township: 16/100 · Swatara Township: 42/100
Swatara Township is 26 points higher.
Harborcreek Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swatara Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harborcreek Township: Unavailable · Swatara Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harborcreek Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Swatara Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Harborcreek Township: 35/100 · Swatara Township: 42/100
Swatara Township is 7 points higher.
Harborcreek Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Swatara Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Harborcreek Township: 33/100 · Swatara Township: 42/100
Swatara Township is 9 points higher.
Harborcreek 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.
Swatara 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.