City vs city

Billington Heights vs Buffalo, NY

Buffalo currently scores 8 points higher overall than Billington Heights, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Billington Heights

30/100

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Buffalo

38/100

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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 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

Billington Heights: 30/100 · Buffalo: 38/100

Buffalo is 8 points higher.

Flood

Billington Heights: 34/100 · Buffalo: 26/100

Billington Heights is 8 points higher.

Billington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Billington Heights: 18/100 · Buffalo: 18/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Billington Heights: 30/100 · Buffalo: 32/100

Buffalo is 2 points higher.

Billington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Billington Heights: 8/100 · Buffalo: 0/100

Billington Heights is 8 points higher.

Billington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Billington Heights: 12/100 · Buffalo: 39/100

Buffalo is 27 points higher.

Billington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Billington Heights: Unavailable · Buffalo: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Billington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

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

Wildfire

Billington Heights: 68/100 · Buffalo: 73/100

Buffalo is 5 points higher.

Billington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Billington Heights: 38/100 · Buffalo: 38/100

No gap.

Billington Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Buffalo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.