City vs city
Brewster vs City of Amsterdam, NY
Brewster currently scores 9 points higher overall than City of Amsterdam, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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: 34/100 · City of Amsterdam: 25/100
Brewster is 9 points higher.
Flood
Brewster: 43/100 · City of Amsterdam: 31/100
Brewster is 12 points higher.
Brewster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brewster: 22/100 · City of Amsterdam: 18/100
Brewster is 4 points higher.
Brewster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brewster: 20/100 · City of Amsterdam: 20/100
No gap.
Brewster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brewster: 0/100 · City of Amsterdam: 4/100
City of Amsterdam is 4 points higher.
Brewster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brewster: 17/100 · City of Amsterdam: 17/100
No gap.
Brewster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brewster: Unavailable · City of Amsterdam: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Brewster: 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: 73/100 · City of Amsterdam: 57/100
Brewster is 16 points higher.
Brewster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brewster: 28/100 · City of Amsterdam: 28/100
No gap.
Brewster: 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.