City vs city
Balmville vs Carmel, NY
Carmel currently scores 3 points higher overall than Balmville, 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
Balmville: 32/100 · Carmel: 35/100
Carmel is 3 points higher.
Flood
Balmville: 32/100 · Carmel: 41/100
Carmel is 9 points higher.
Balmville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Carmel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Balmville: 21/100 · Carmel: 22/100
Carmel is 1 points higher.
Balmville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Carmel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balmville: 25/100 · Carmel: 20/100
Balmville is 5 points higher.
Balmville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Carmel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balmville: 8/100 · Carmel: 31/100
Carmel is 23 points higher.
Balmville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carmel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balmville: 35/100 · Carmel: 30/100
Balmville is 5 points higher.
Balmville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carmel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balmville: Unavailable · Carmel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balmville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Carmel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balmville: 73/100 · Carmel: 72/100
Balmville is 1 points higher.
Balmville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Carmel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balmville: 31/100 · Carmel: 29/100
Balmville is 2 points higher.
Balmville: 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.