City vs city
Baxter Estates vs City of Amsterdam, NY
Baxter Estates currently scores 17 points higher overall than City of Amsterdam, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Baxter Estates: 42/100 · City of Amsterdam: 25/100
Baxter Estates is 17 points higher.
Flood
Baxter Estates: 36/100 · City of Amsterdam: 31/100
Baxter Estates is 5 points higher.
Baxter Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Baxter Estates: 26/100 · City of Amsterdam: 18/100
Baxter Estates is 8 points higher.
Baxter Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Baxter Estates: 18/100 · City of Amsterdam: 20/100
City of Amsterdam is 2 points higher.
Baxter Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Baxter Estates: 8/100 · City of Amsterdam: 4/100
Baxter Estates is 4 points higher.
Baxter Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Baxter Estates: 31/100 · City of Amsterdam: 17/100
Baxter Estates is 14 points higher.
Baxter Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Baxter Estates: 99/100 · City of Amsterdam: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Baxter Estates: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
City of Amsterdam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Baxter Estates: 77/100 · City of Amsterdam: 57/100
Baxter Estates is 20 points higher.
Baxter Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Baxter Estates: 40/100 · City of Amsterdam: 28/100
Baxter Estates is 12 points higher.
Baxter Estates: 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.