City vs city
Minersville vs Tamaqua, PA
Tamaqua currently scores 5 points higher overall than Minersville, 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 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
Minersville: 35/100 · Tamaqua: 40/100
Tamaqua is 5 points higher.
Flood
Minersville: 64/100 · Tamaqua: 75/100
Tamaqua is 11 points higher.
Minersville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Tamaqua: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Minersville: 21/100 · Tamaqua: 21/100
No gap.
Minersville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Minersville: 35/100 · Tamaqua: 33/100
Minersville is 2 points higher.
Minersville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Minersville: 15/100 · Tamaqua: 19/100
Tamaqua is 4 points higher.
Minersville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Minersville: 11/100 · Tamaqua: 32/100
Tamaqua is 21 points higher.
Minersville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Minersville: Unavailable · Tamaqua: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Minersville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tamaqua: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Minersville: 58/100 · Tamaqua: 63/100
Tamaqua is 5 points higher.
Minersville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tamaqua: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Minersville: 40/100 · Tamaqua: 37/100
Minersville is 3 points higher.
Minersville: 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.