City vs city
Jefferson Hills vs West Newton, PA
West Newton currently scores 6 points higher overall than Jefferson Hills, 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 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
Jefferson Hills: 31/100 · West Newton: 37/100
West Newton is 6 points higher.
Flood
Jefferson Hills: 66/100 · West Newton: 80/100
West Newton is 14 points higher.
Jefferson Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
West Newton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Jefferson Hills: 18/100 · West Newton: 18/100
No gap.
Jefferson Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Newton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Jefferson Hills: 22/100 · West Newton: 23/100
West Newton is 1 points higher.
Jefferson Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Newton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Jefferson Hills: 4/100 · West Newton: 15/100
West Newton is 11 points higher.
Jefferson Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Newton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Jefferson Hills: 30/100 · West Newton: 44/100
West Newton is 14 points higher.
Jefferson Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Newton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Jefferson Hills: Unavailable · West Newton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Jefferson Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Newton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Jefferson Hills: 39/100 · West Newton: 43/100
West Newton is 4 points higher.
Jefferson Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Newton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Jefferson Hills: 38/100 · West Newton: 39/100
West Newton is 1 points higher.
Jefferson Hills: 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 Newton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.