City vs city
Harrisburg vs State College, PA
Harrisburg currently scores 11 points higher overall than State College, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · State College: 39/100
Harrisburg is 11 points higher.
Flood
Harrisburg: 98/100 · State College: 60/100
Harrisburg is 38 points higher.
Harrisburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
State College: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harrisburg: 20/100 · State College: 19/100
Harrisburg is 1 points higher.
Harrisburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
State College: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harrisburg: 38/100 · State College: 24/100
Harrisburg is 14 points higher.
Harrisburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
State College: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harrisburg: 38/100 · State College: 0/100
Harrisburg is 38 points higher.
Harrisburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
State College: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harrisburg: 72/100 · State College: 60/100
Harrisburg is 12 points higher.
Harrisburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
State College: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harrisburg: Unavailable · State College: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Harrisburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
State College: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Harrisburg: 43/100 · State College: 32/100
Harrisburg is 11 points higher.
Harrisburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
State College: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Harrisburg: 40/100 · State College: 38/100
Harrisburg is 2 points higher.
Harrisburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
State College: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.