City vs city
Lancaster vs Sugar Grove, PA
Lancaster currently scores 10 points higher overall than Sugar Grove, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Lancaster: 42/100 · Sugar Grove: 32/100
Lancaster is 10 points higher.
Flood
Lancaster: 62/100 · Sugar Grove: 60/100
Lancaster is 2 points higher.
Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Sugar Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lancaster: 21/100 · Sugar Grove: 18/100
Lancaster is 3 points higher.
Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sugar Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lancaster: 46/100 · Sugar Grove: 27/100
Lancaster is 19 points higher.
Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sugar Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lancaster: 8/100 · Sugar Grove: 0/100
Lancaster is 8 points higher.
Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sugar Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lancaster: 74/100 · Sugar Grove: 11/100
Lancaster is 63 points higher.
Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sugar Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lancaster: Unavailable · Sugar Grove: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sugar Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lancaster: 40/100 · Sugar Grove: 37/100
Lancaster is 3 points higher.
Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sugar Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lancaster: 44/100 · Sugar Grove: 37/100
Lancaster is 7 points higher.
Lancaster: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sugar Grove: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.