City vs city
Northampton vs Sierra View, PA
Northampton currently scores 21 points higher overall than Sierra View, 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
Northampton: 52/100 · Sierra View: 31/100
Northampton is 21 points higher.
Flood
Northampton: 89/100 · Sierra View: 64/100
Northampton is 25 points higher.
Northampton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Sierra View: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Northampton: 21/100 · Sierra View: 21/100
No gap.
Northampton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sierra View: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Northampton: 29/100 · Sierra View: 21/100
Northampton is 8 points higher.
Northampton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sierra View: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Northampton: 35/100 · Sierra View: 8/100
Northampton is 27 points higher.
Northampton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sierra View: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Northampton: 99/100 · Sierra View: 8/100
Northampton is 91 points higher.
Northampton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sierra View: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Northampton: Unavailable · Sierra View: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Northampton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sierra View: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Northampton: 59/100 · Sierra View: 57/100
Northampton is 2 points higher.
Northampton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sierra View: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Northampton: 35/100 · Sierra View: 38/100
Sierra View is 3 points higher.
Northampton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sierra View: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.