City vs city
Beacon vs Highland Falls, NY
Beacon currently scores 2 points higher overall than Highland 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
Beacon: 43/100 · Highland Falls: 41/100
Beacon is 2 points higher.
Flood
Beacon: 53/100 · Highland Falls: 32/100
Beacon is 21 points higher.
Beacon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Highland Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beacon: 21/100 · Highland Falls: 22/100
Highland Falls is 1 points higher.
Beacon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Highland Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beacon: 24/100 · Highland Falls: 24/100
No gap.
Beacon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Highland Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beacon: 12/100 · Highland Falls: 0/100
Beacon is 12 points higher.
Beacon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beacon: 58/100 · Highland Falls: 5/100
Beacon is 53 points higher.
Beacon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beacon: 89/100 · Highland Falls: 93/100
Highland Falls is 4 points higher.
Beacon: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Highland Falls: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Beacon: 57/100 · Highland Falls: 77/100
Highland Falls is 20 points higher.
Beacon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Highland Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Beacon: 31/100 · Highland Falls: 31/100
No gap.
Beacon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Highland 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.