City vs city
Albany vs Jefferson Heights, NY
Albany currently scores 16 points higher overall than Jefferson Heights, 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 · Jefferson Heights: 36/100
Albany is 16 points higher.
Flood
Albany: 69/100 · Jefferson Heights: 26/100
Albany is 43 points higher.
Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Jefferson Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albany: 18/100 · Jefferson Heights: 20/100
Jefferson Heights is 2 points higher.
Albany: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jefferson Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albany: 23/100 · Jefferson Heights: 26/100
Jefferson Heights is 3 points higher.
Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jefferson Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albany: 0/100 · Jefferson Heights: 35/100
Jefferson Heights is 35 points higher.
Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albany: 100/100 · Jefferson Heights: 51/100
Albany is 49 points higher.
Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albany: Unavailable · Jefferson Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albany: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jefferson Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albany: 74/100 · Jefferson Heights: 66/100
Albany is 8 points higher.
Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jefferson Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albany: 28/100 · Jefferson Heights: 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.
Jefferson Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.