City vs city
Beacon vs Merritt Park, NY
Beacon currently scores 11 points higher overall than Merritt Park, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · Merritt Park: 32/100
Beacon is 11 points higher.
Flood
Beacon: 53/100 · Merritt Park: 39/100
Beacon is 14 points higher.
Beacon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Merritt Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Beacon: 21/100 · Merritt Park: 21/100
No gap.
Beacon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Merritt Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Beacon: 24/100 · Merritt Park: 23/100
Beacon is 1 points higher.
Beacon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Merritt Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Beacon: 12/100 · Merritt Park: 4/100
Beacon is 8 points higher.
Beacon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Beacon: 58/100 · Merritt Park: 33/100
Beacon is 25 points higher.
Beacon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Merritt Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Beacon: 89/100 · Merritt Park: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Beacon: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Merritt Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Beacon: 57/100 · Merritt Park: 71/100
Merritt Park is 14 points higher.
Beacon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Merritt Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Beacon: 31/100 · Merritt Park: 31/100
No gap.
Beacon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Merritt Park: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.