City vs city
Albany vs West Sand Lake, NY
Albany currently scores 5 points higher overall than West Sand Lake, 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 · West Sand Lake: 47/100
Albany is 5 points higher.
Flood
Albany: 69/100 · West Sand Lake: 100/100
West Sand Lake is 31 points higher.
Albany: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
West Sand Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Albany: 18/100 · West Sand Lake: 18/100
No gap.
Albany: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Sand Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Albany: 23/100 · West Sand Lake: 23/100
No gap.
Albany: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Sand Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Albany: 0/100 · West Sand Lake: 0/100
No gap.
Albany: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Sand Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Albany: 100/100 · West Sand Lake: 49/100
Albany is 51 points higher.
Albany: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Sand Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Albany: Unavailable · West Sand Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Albany: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Sand Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Albany: 74/100 · West Sand Lake: 66/100
Albany is 8 points higher.
Albany: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Sand Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Albany: 28/100 · West Sand Lake: 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.
West Sand Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.