City vs city
New Castle vs West Pittsburg, PA
West Pittsburg currently scores 9 points higher overall than New Castle, with the largest gap in flood.
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
New Castle: 30/100 · West Pittsburg: 39/100
West Pittsburg is 9 points higher.
Flood
New Castle: 56/100 · West Pittsburg: 83/100
West Pittsburg is 27 points higher.
New Castle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
West Pittsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
New Castle: 18/100 · West Pittsburg: 18/100
No gap.
New Castle: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Pittsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
New Castle: 33/100 · West Pittsburg: 30/100
New Castle is 3 points higher.
New Castle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Pittsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
New Castle: 4/100 · West Pittsburg: 0/100
New Castle is 4 points higher.
New Castle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pittsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
New Castle: 20/100 · West Pittsburg: 23/100
West Pittsburg is 3 points higher.
New Castle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Pittsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
New Castle: Unavailable · West Pittsburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
New Castle: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Pittsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
New Castle: 40/100 · West Pittsburg: 41/100
West Pittsburg is 1 points higher.
New Castle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Pittsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
New Castle: 36/100 · West Pittsburg: 36/100
No gap.
New Castle: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Pittsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.