City vs city
Anchorage vs Buffalo Soapstone, AK
Anchorage currently scores 12 points higher overall than Buffalo Soapstone, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Anchorage: 33/100 · Buffalo Soapstone: 21/100
Anchorage is 12 points higher.
Flood
Anchorage: 27/100 · Buffalo Soapstone: 16/100
Anchorage is 11 points higher.
Anchorage: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Buffalo Soapstone: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Anchorage: 39/100 · Buffalo Soapstone: 26/100
Anchorage is 13 points higher.
Anchorage: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Buffalo Soapstone: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Anchorage: 0/100 · Buffalo Soapstone: 0/100
No gap.
Anchorage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Buffalo Soapstone: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Anchorage: Unavailable · Buffalo Soapstone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Anchorage: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.
Buffalo Soapstone: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.
Hail
Anchorage: Unavailable · Buffalo Soapstone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Anchorage: Hail model is not available for this location yet.
Buffalo Soapstone: Hail model is not available for this location yet.
Storm surge
Anchorage: Unavailable · Buffalo Soapstone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Anchorage: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Buffalo Soapstone: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Anchorage: Unavailable · Buffalo Soapstone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Anchorage: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.
Buffalo Soapstone: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.
Ingested air quality
Anchorage: Unavailable · Buffalo Soapstone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Anchorage: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Buffalo Soapstone: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.