City vs city
Summit Hill vs Tamaqua, PA
Summit Hill currently scores 4 points higher overall than Tamaqua, 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
Summit Hill: 44/100 · Tamaqua: 40/100
Summit Hill is 4 points higher.
Flood
Summit Hill: 63/100 · Tamaqua: 75/100
Tamaqua is 12 points higher.
Summit Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Tamaqua: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Summit Hill: 21/100 · Tamaqua: 21/100
No gap.
Summit Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Summit Hill: 31/100 · Tamaqua: 33/100
Tamaqua is 2 points higher.
Summit Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tamaqua: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Summit Hill: 0/100 · Tamaqua: 19/100
Tamaqua is 19 points higher.
Summit Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Summit Hill: 52/100 · Tamaqua: 32/100
Summit Hill is 20 points higher.
Summit Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tamaqua: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Summit Hill: Unavailable · Tamaqua: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Summit Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tamaqua: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Summit Hill: 62/100 · Tamaqua: 63/100
Tamaqua is 1 points higher.
Summit Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tamaqua: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Summit Hill: 37/100 · Tamaqua: 37/100
No gap.
Summit Hill: 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.