City vs city
Albany vs City of Amsterdam, NY
Albany currently scores 27 points higher overall than City of Amsterdam, 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
Albany: 52/100 · City of Amsterdam: 25/100
Albany is 27 points higher.
Flood
Albany: 69/100 · City of Amsterdam: 31/100
Albany is 38 points higher.
Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albany: 18/100 · City of Amsterdam: 18/100
No gap.
Albany: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albany: 23/100 · City of Amsterdam: 20/100
Albany is 3 points higher.
Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albany: 0/100 · City of Amsterdam: 4/100
City of Amsterdam is 4 points higher.
Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albany: 100/100 · City of Amsterdam: 17/100
Albany is 83 points higher.
Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albany: Unavailable · City of Amsterdam: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albany: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
City of Amsterdam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albany: 74/100 · City of Amsterdam: 57/100
Albany is 17 points higher.
Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albany: 28/100 · City of Amsterdam: 28/100
No gap.
Albany: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
City of Amsterdam: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.