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Beacon vs West Point, NY

Beacon currently scores 10 points higher overall than West Point, with the largest gap in hail.

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Beacon

43/100

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West Point

33/100

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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 · West Point: 33/100

Beacon is 10 points higher.

Flood

Beacon: 53/100 · West Point: 32/100

Beacon is 21 points higher.

Beacon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

West Point: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Beacon: 21/100 · West Point: 22/100

West Point is 1 points higher.

Beacon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

West Point: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Beacon: 24/100 · West Point: 24/100

No gap.

Beacon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Point: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Beacon: 12/100 · West Point: 0/100

Beacon is 12 points higher.

Beacon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Point: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Beacon: 58/100 · West Point: 7/100

Beacon is 51 points higher.

Beacon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Point: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Beacon: 89/100 · West Point: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Beacon: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

West Point: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Beacon: 57/100 · West Point: 81/100

West Point is 24 points higher.

Beacon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Point: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Beacon: 31/100 · West Point: 31/100

No gap.

Beacon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

West Point: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.