City vs city
Ballston Spa vs City of Niagara Falls, NY
Ballston Spa currently scores 10 points higher overall than City of Niagara Falls, 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 · City of Niagara Falls: 24/100
Ballston Spa is 10 points higher.
Flood
Ballston Spa: Unavailable · City of Niagara Falls: 22/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballston Spa: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
City of Niagara Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ballston Spa: 18/100 · City of Niagara Falls: 17/100
Ballston Spa is 1 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
City of Niagara Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ballston Spa: 25/100 · City of Niagara Falls: 32/100
City of Niagara Falls is 7 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
City of Niagara Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ballston Spa: 0/100 · City of Niagara Falls: 4/100
City of Niagara Falls is 4 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Niagara Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ballston Spa: 59/100 · City of Niagara Falls: 35/100
Ballston Spa is 24 points higher.
Ballston Spa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Niagara Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ballston Spa: Unavailable · City of Niagara Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballston Spa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
City of Niagara Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ballston Spa: 71/100 · City of Niagara Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ballston Spa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
City of Niagara Falls: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.
Ingested air quality
Ballston Spa: 28/100 · City of Niagara Falls: 35/100
City of Niagara Falls is 7 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.
City of Niagara Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.