City vs city
Barnum Island vs Briarcliff, NY
Barnum Island currently scores 9 points higher overall than Briarcliff, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Barnum Island: 47/100 · Briarcliff: 38/100
Barnum Island is 9 points higher.
Flood
Barnum Island: 78/100 · Briarcliff: 50/100
Barnum Island is 28 points higher.
Barnum Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnum Island: 28/100 · Briarcliff: 22/100
Barnum Island is 6 points higher.
Barnum Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnum Island: 16/100 · Briarcliff: 22/100
Briarcliff is 6 points higher.
Barnum Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnum Island: 15/100 · Briarcliff: 4/100
Barnum Island is 11 points higher.
Barnum Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnum Island: 15/100 · Briarcliff: 12/100
Barnum Island is 3 points higher.
Barnum Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnum Island: 99/100 · Briarcliff: 94/100
Barnum Island is 5 points higher.
Barnum Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Barnum Island: 76/100 · Briarcliff: 71/100
Barnum Island is 5 points higher.
Barnum Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnum Island: 47/100 · Briarcliff: 28/100
Barnum Island is 19 points higher.
Barnum Island: 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.