City vs city
Lancaster vs Rothsville, PA
Rothsville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Lancaster, 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 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
Lancaster: 42/100 · Rothsville: 44/100
Rothsville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Lancaster: 62/100 · Rothsville: 68/100
Rothsville is 6 points higher.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Rothsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lancaster: 21/100 · Rothsville: 21/100
No gap.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rothsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lancaster: 46/100 · Rothsville: 45/100
Lancaster is 1 points higher.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rothsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lancaster: 8/100 · Rothsville: 38/100
Rothsville is 30 points higher.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rothsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lancaster: 74/100 · Rothsville: 55/100
Lancaster is 19 points higher.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rothsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lancaster: Unavailable · Rothsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rothsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lancaster: 40/100 · Rothsville: 38/100
Lancaster is 2 points higher.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rothsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lancaster: 44/100 · Rothsville: 44/100
No gap.
Lancaster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rothsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.