City vs city
Arlington vs Briarcliff, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 8 points higher overall than Arlington, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Arlington: 30/100 · Briarcliff: 38/100
Briarcliff is 8 points higher.
Flood
Arlington: 46/100 · Briarcliff: 50/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Arlington: 21/100 · Briarcliff: 22/100
Briarcliff is 1 points higher.
Arlington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Arlington: 24/100 · Briarcliff: 22/100
Arlington is 2 points higher.
Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Arlington: 8/100 · Briarcliff: 4/100
Arlington is 4 points higher.
Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Arlington: 27/100 · Briarcliff: 12/100
Arlington is 15 points higher.
Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Arlington: Unavailable · Briarcliff: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Arlington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Arlington: 52/100 · Briarcliff: 71/100
Briarcliff is 19 points higher.
Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Arlington: 31/100 · Briarcliff: 28/100
Arlington is 3 points higher.
Arlington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Briarcliff: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.