City vs city
Middletown vs Scranton, PA
Middletown currently scores 6 points higher overall than Scranton, 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 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
Middletown: 45/100 · Scranton: 39/100
Middletown is 6 points higher.
Flood
Middletown: 74/100 · Scranton: 68/100
Middletown is 6 points higher.
Middletown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Scranton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Middletown: 20/100 · Scranton: 20/100
No gap.
Middletown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Scranton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Middletown: 39/100 · Scranton: 20/100
Middletown is 19 points higher.
Middletown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Scranton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Middletown: 58/100 · Scranton: 4/100
Middletown is 54 points higher.
Middletown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scranton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Middletown: 42/100 · Scranton: 74/100
Scranton is 32 points higher.
Middletown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Scranton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Middletown: Unavailable · Scranton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Middletown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Scranton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Middletown: 42/100 · Scranton: 52/100
Scranton is 10 points higher.
Middletown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Scranton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Middletown: 42/100 · Scranton: 35/100
Middletown is 7 points higher.
Middletown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Scranton: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.