City vs city
Hopewell Township vs West Reading, PA
West Reading currently scores 15 points higher overall than Hopewell Township, 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 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
Hopewell Township: 36/100 · West Reading: 51/100
West Reading is 15 points higher.
Flood
Hopewell Township: 72/100 · West Reading: 78/100
West Reading is 6 points higher.
Hopewell Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
West Reading: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hopewell Township: 18/100 · West Reading: 21/100
West Reading is 3 points higher.
Hopewell Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Reading: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hopewell Township: 27/100 · West Reading: 44/100
West Reading is 17 points higher.
Hopewell Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Reading: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hopewell Township: 15/100 · West Reading: 31/100
West Reading is 16 points higher.
Hopewell Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Reading: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hopewell Township: 63/100 · West Reading: 98/100
West Reading is 35 points higher.
Hopewell Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Reading: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hopewell Township: Unavailable · West Reading: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hopewell Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Reading: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hopewell Township: 22/100 · West Reading: 52/100
West Reading is 30 points higher.
Hopewell Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Reading: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hopewell Township: 38/100 · West Reading: 36/100
Hopewell Township is 2 points higher.
Hopewell 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.
West Reading: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.