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City vs city

Johnstown vs Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh currently scores 8 points higher overall than Johnstown, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Johnstown

37/100

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Pittsburgh

45/100

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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 · Pittsburgh: 45/100

Pittsburgh is 8 points higher.

Flood

Johnstown: 68/100 · Pittsburgh: 76/100

Pittsburgh is 8 points higher.

Johnstown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Pittsburgh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Johnstown: 18/100 · Pittsburgh: 18/100

No gap.

Johnstown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Pittsburgh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Johnstown: 30/100 · Pittsburgh: 26/100

Johnstown is 4 points higher.

Johnstown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pittsburgh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Johnstown: 35/100 · Pittsburgh: 19/100

Johnstown is 16 points higher.

Johnstown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pittsburgh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Johnstown: 25/100 · Pittsburgh: 100/100

Pittsburgh is 75 points higher.

Johnstown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pittsburgh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Johnstown: Unavailable · Pittsburgh: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Johnstown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Pittsburgh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Johnstown: 44/100 · Pittsburgh: 36/100

Johnstown is 8 points higher.

Johnstown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pittsburgh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Johnstown: 37/100 · Pittsburgh: 40/100

Pittsburgh is 3 points higher.

Johnstown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Pittsburgh: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.