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Albany vs Watervliet, NY

Albany currently scores 6 points higher overall than Watervliet, with the largest gap in flood.

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Albany

52/100

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Watervliet

46/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Watervliet: 46/100

Albany is 6 points higher.

Flood

Albany: 69/100 · Watervliet: 28/100

Albany is 41 points higher.

Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Watervliet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Albany: 18/100 · Watervliet: 18/100

No gap.

Albany: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Watervliet: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Albany: 23/100 · Watervliet: 23/100

No gap.

Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Watervliet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Albany: 0/100 · Watervliet: 0/100

No gap.

Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watervliet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Albany: 100/100 · Watervliet: 100/100

No gap.

Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Watervliet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Albany: Unavailable · Watervliet: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Albany: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Watervliet: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Albany: 74/100 · Watervliet: 77/100

Watervliet is 3 points higher.

Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Watervliet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Albany: 28/100 · Watervliet: 28/100

No gap.

Albany: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Watervliet: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.