City vs city
Johnstown vs Northern Cambria, PA
Johnstown currently scores 5 points higher overall than Northern Cambria, 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 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
Johnstown: 37/100 · Northern Cambria: 32/100
Johnstown is 5 points higher.
Flood
Johnstown: 68/100 · Northern Cambria: 60/100
Johnstown is 8 points higher.
Johnstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Northern Cambria: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Johnstown: 18/100 · Northern Cambria: 18/100
No gap.
Johnstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northern Cambria: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Johnstown: 30/100 · Northern Cambria: 37/100
Northern Cambria is 7 points higher.
Johnstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northern Cambria: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Johnstown: 35/100 · Northern Cambria: 8/100
Johnstown is 27 points higher.
Johnstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northern Cambria: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Johnstown: 25/100 · Northern Cambria: 13/100
Johnstown is 12 points higher.
Johnstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northern Cambria: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Johnstown: Unavailable · Northern Cambria: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Johnstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Northern Cambria: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Johnstown: 44/100 · Northern Cambria: 47/100
Northern Cambria is 3 points higher.
Johnstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northern Cambria: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Johnstown: 37/100 · Northern Cambria: 41/100
Northern Cambria is 4 points higher.
Johnstown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Northern Cambria: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.