City vs city
Lehighton vs Tamaqua, PA
Lehighton currently scores 3 points higher overall than Tamaqua, 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
Lehighton: 43/100 · Tamaqua: 40/100
Lehighton is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lehighton: 80/100 · Tamaqua: 75/100
Lehighton is 5 points higher.
Lehighton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Tamaqua: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lehighton: 21/100 · Tamaqua: 21/100
No gap.
Lehighton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lehighton: 30/100 · Tamaqua: 33/100
Tamaqua is 3 points higher.
Lehighton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lehighton: 0/100 · Tamaqua: 19/100
Tamaqua is 19 points higher.
Lehighton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lehighton: 31/100 · Tamaqua: 32/100
Tamaqua is 1 points higher.
Lehighton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lehighton: Unavailable · Tamaqua: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lehighton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tamaqua: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lehighton: 61/100 · Tamaqua: 63/100
Tamaqua is 2 points higher.
Lehighton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tamaqua: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lehighton: 37/100 · Tamaqua: 37/100
No gap.
Lehighton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tamaqua: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.