City vs city
Swoyersville vs Wilkes-Barre, PA
Swoyersville and Wilkes-Barre are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Swoyersville: 40/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 40/100
No gap.
Flood
Swoyersville: 72/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 72/100
No gap.
Swoyersville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wilkes-Barre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Swoyersville: 20/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 20/100
No gap.
Swoyersville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Swoyersville: 24/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 24/100
No gap.
Swoyersville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Swoyersville: 15/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 15/100
No gap.
Swoyersville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Swoyersville: 53/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 53/100
No gap.
Swoyersville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wilkes-Barre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Swoyersville: Unavailable · Wilkes-Barre: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Swoyersville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wilkes-Barre: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Swoyersville: 59/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 59/100
No gap.
Swoyersville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wilkes-Barre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Swoyersville: 35/100 · Wilkes-Barre: 35/100
No gap.
Swoyersville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wilkes-Barre: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.