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Lancaster vs Nanticoke, PA

Lancaster currently scores 5 points higher overall than Nanticoke, with the largest gap in hail.

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Lancaster

42/100

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Nanticoke

37/100

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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

Lancaster: 42/100 · Nanticoke: 37/100

Lancaster is 5 points higher.

Flood

Lancaster: 62/100 · Nanticoke: 80/100

Nanticoke is 18 points higher.

Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Nanticoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lancaster: 21/100 · Nanticoke: 20/100

Lancaster is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lancaster: 46/100 · Nanticoke: 26/100

Lancaster is 20 points higher.

Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Nanticoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lancaster: 8/100 · Nanticoke: 0/100

Lancaster is 8 points higher.

Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Nanticoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lancaster: 74/100 · Nanticoke: 6/100

Lancaster is 68 points higher.

Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Nanticoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lancaster: Unavailable · Nanticoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lancaster: 40/100 · Nanticoke: 57/100

Nanticoke is 17 points higher.

Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Nanticoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lancaster: 44/100 · Nanticoke: 35/100

Lancaster is 9 points higher.

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

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