City vs city
Balmville vs City of Amsterdam, NY
Balmville currently scores 7 points higher overall than City of Amsterdam, 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
Balmville: 32/100 · City of Amsterdam: 25/100
Balmville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Balmville: 32/100 · City of Amsterdam: 31/100
Balmville is 1 points higher.
Balmville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Balmville: 21/100 · City of Amsterdam: 18/100
Balmville is 3 points higher.
Balmville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Balmville: 25/100 · City of Amsterdam: 20/100
Balmville is 5 points higher.
Balmville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Balmville: 8/100 · City of Amsterdam: 4/100
Balmville is 4 points higher.
Balmville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Balmville: 35/100 · City of Amsterdam: 17/100
Balmville is 18 points higher.
Balmville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Balmville: Unavailable · City of Amsterdam: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Balmville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
City of Amsterdam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Balmville: 73/100 · City of Amsterdam: 57/100
Balmville is 16 points higher.
Balmville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Balmville: 31/100 · City of Amsterdam: 28/100
Balmville is 3 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.
City of Amsterdam: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.