City vs city
Belle Terre vs City of Amsterdam, NY
Belle Terre currently scores 14 points higher overall than City of Amsterdam, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.
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
Belle Terre: 39/100 · City of Amsterdam: 25/100
Belle Terre is 14 points higher.
Flood
Belle Terre: 29/100 · City of Amsterdam: 31/100
City of Amsterdam is 2 points higher.
Belle Terre: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belle Terre: 31/100 · City of Amsterdam: 18/100
Belle Terre is 13 points higher.
Belle Terre: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belle Terre: 15/100 · City of Amsterdam: 20/100
City of Amsterdam is 5 points higher.
Belle Terre: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belle Terre: 8/100 · City of Amsterdam: 4/100
Belle Terre is 4 points higher.
Belle Terre: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belle Terre: 29/100 · City of Amsterdam: 17/100
Belle Terre is 12 points higher.
Belle Terre: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belle Terre: 99/100 · City of Amsterdam: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Belle Terre: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
City of Amsterdam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Belle Terre: 51/100 · City of Amsterdam: 57/100
City of Amsterdam is 6 points higher.
Belle Terre: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Belle Terre: 51/100 · City of Amsterdam: 28/100
Belle Terre is 23 points higher.
Belle Terre: 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.