City vs city
Brewster Heights vs City of Amsterdam, NY
Brewster Heights currently scores 10 points higher overall than City of Amsterdam, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Brewster Heights: 35/100 · City of Amsterdam: 25/100
Brewster Heights is 10 points higher.
Flood
Brewster Heights: 41/100 · City of Amsterdam: 31/100
Brewster Heights is 10 points higher.
Brewster Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brewster Heights: 22/100 · City of Amsterdam: 18/100
Brewster Heights is 4 points higher.
Brewster Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brewster Heights: 20/100 · City of Amsterdam: 20/100
No gap.
Brewster Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brewster Heights: 31/100 · City of Amsterdam: 4/100
Brewster Heights is 27 points higher.
Brewster Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brewster Heights: 30/100 · City of Amsterdam: 17/100
Brewster Heights is 13 points higher.
Brewster Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brewster Heights: Unavailable · City of Amsterdam: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brewster Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
City of Amsterdam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Brewster Heights: 72/100 · City of Amsterdam: 57/100
Brewster Heights is 15 points higher.
Brewster Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brewster Heights: 29/100 · City of Amsterdam: 28/100
Brewster Heights is 1 points higher.
Brewster 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.
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.