City vs city
Harrisburg vs New Castle, PA
Harrisburg currently scores 11 points higher overall than New Castle, 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
Harrisburg: 50/100 · New Castle: 39/100
Harrisburg is 11 points higher.
Flood
Harrisburg: 98/100 · New Castle: 83/100
Harrisburg is 15 points higher.
Harrisburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
New Castle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harrisburg: 20/100 · New Castle: 18/100
Harrisburg is 2 points higher.
Harrisburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Castle: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harrisburg: 38/100 · New Castle: 30/100
Harrisburg is 8 points higher.
Harrisburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Castle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harrisburg: 38/100 · New Castle: 0/100
Harrisburg is 38 points higher.
Harrisburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Castle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harrisburg: 72/100 · New Castle: 23/100
Harrisburg is 49 points higher.
Harrisburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Castle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harrisburg: Unavailable · New Castle: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harrisburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Castle: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Harrisburg: 43/100 · New Castle: 41/100
Harrisburg is 2 points higher.
Harrisburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Castle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Harrisburg: 40/100 · New Castle: 36/100
Harrisburg is 4 points higher.
Harrisburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Castle: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.