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Penbrook vs Scranton, PA

Penbrook currently scores 11 points higher overall than Scranton, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Penbrook

50/100

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Scranton

39/100

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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

Penbrook: 50/100 · Scranton: 39/100

Penbrook is 11 points higher.

Flood

Penbrook: 98/100 · Scranton: 68/100

Penbrook is 30 points higher.

Penbrook: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Scranton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Penbrook: 20/100 · Scranton: 20/100

No gap.

Penbrook: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Scranton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Penbrook: 38/100 · Scranton: 20/100

Penbrook is 18 points higher.

Penbrook: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Scranton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Penbrook: 38/100 · Scranton: 4/100

Penbrook is 34 points higher.

Penbrook: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Penbrook: 72/100 · Scranton: 74/100

Scranton is 2 points higher.

Penbrook: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scranton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Penbrook: Unavailable · Scranton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Penbrook: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Scranton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Penbrook: 43/100 · Scranton: 52/100

Scranton is 9 points higher.

Penbrook: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Scranton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Penbrook: 40/100 · Scranton: 35/100

Penbrook is 5 points higher.

Penbrook: 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.