City vs city
Ballston Spa vs Briarcliff, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 4 points higher overall than Ballston Spa, 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
Ballston Spa: 34/100 · Briarcliff: 38/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Flood
Ballston Spa: Unavailable · Briarcliff: 50/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballston Spa: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ballston Spa: 18/100 · Briarcliff: 22/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ballston Spa: 25/100 · Briarcliff: 22/100
Ballston Spa is 3 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ballston Spa: 0/100 · Briarcliff: 4/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ballston Spa: 59/100 · Briarcliff: 12/100
Ballston Spa is 47 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ballston Spa: Unavailable · Briarcliff: 94/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballston Spa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ballston Spa: 71/100 · Briarcliff: 71/100
No gap.
Ballston Spa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ballston Spa: 28/100 · Briarcliff: 28/100
No gap.
Ballston Spa: 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.