City vs city
Linglestown vs Swatara Township, PA
Swatara Township currently scores 9 points higher overall than Linglestown, 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
Linglestown: 36/100 · Swatara Township: 45/100
Swatara Township is 9 points higher.
Flood
Linglestown: 64/100 · Swatara Township: 74/100
Swatara Township is 10 points higher.
Linglestown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Swatara Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Linglestown: 20/100 · Swatara Township: 20/100
No gap.
Linglestown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Swatara Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Linglestown: 38/100 · Swatara Township: 39/100
Swatara Township is 1 points higher.
Linglestown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Swatara Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Linglestown: 8/100 · Swatara Township: 58/100
Swatara Township is 50 points higher.
Linglestown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swatara Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Linglestown: 34/100 · Swatara Township: 42/100
Swatara Township is 8 points higher.
Linglestown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swatara Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Linglestown: Unavailable · Swatara Township: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Linglestown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Swatara Township: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Linglestown: 46/100 · Swatara Township: 42/100
Linglestown is 4 points higher.
Linglestown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Swatara Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Linglestown: 42/100 · Swatara Township: 42/100
No gap.
Linglestown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Swatara Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.