City vs city

Pittsburgh vs Plum, PA

Plum currently scores 7 points higher overall than Pittsburgh, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Pittsburgh

41/100

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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

Pittsburgh: 41/100 · Plum: 48/100

Plum is 7 points higher.

Flood

Pittsburgh: 80/100 · Plum: 85/100

Plum is 5 points higher.

Pittsburgh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Plum: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Pittsburgh: 18/100 · Plum: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Pittsburgh: 25/100 · Plum: 29/100

Plum is 4 points higher.

Pittsburgh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Plum: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Pittsburgh: 4/100 · Plum: 0/100

Pittsburgh is 4 points higher.

Pittsburgh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Plum: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Pittsburgh: 97/100 · Plum: 95/100

Pittsburgh is 2 points higher.

Pittsburgh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Plum: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Pittsburgh: Unavailable · Plum: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Pittsburgh: 22/100 · Plum: 24/100

Plum is 2 points higher.

Pittsburgh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Plum: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Pittsburgh: 42/100 · Plum: 38/100

Pittsburgh is 4 points higher.

Pittsburgh: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Plum: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.