City vs city
Ballston Spa vs Carmel, NY
Carmel currently scores 1 points higher overall than Ballston Spa, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Carmel: 35/100
Carmel is 1 points higher.
Flood
Ballston Spa: Unavailable · Carmel: 41/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballston Spa: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Carmel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ballston Spa: 18/100 · Carmel: 22/100
Carmel is 4 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Carmel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ballston Spa: 25/100 · Carmel: 20/100
Ballston Spa is 5 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Carmel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ballston Spa: 0/100 · Carmel: 31/100
Carmel is 31 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carmel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ballston Spa: 59/100 · Carmel: 30/100
Ballston Spa is 29 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carmel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ballston Spa: Unavailable · Carmel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballston Spa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Carmel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ballston Spa: 71/100 · Carmel: 72/100
Carmel is 1 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Carmel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ballston Spa: 28/100 · Carmel: 29/100
Carmel is 1 points higher.
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.
Carmel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.