City vs city
Briarcliff vs Carmel, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 3 points higher overall than Carmel, 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 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
Briarcliff: 38/100 · Carmel: 35/100
Briarcliff is 3 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Carmel: 41/100
Briarcliff is 9 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Carmel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Carmel: 22/100
No gap.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Carmel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Carmel: 20/100
Briarcliff is 2 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Carmel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Carmel: 31/100
Carmel is 27 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carmel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Carmel: 30/100
Carmel is 18 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Carmel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Carmel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Carmel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Carmel: 72/100
Carmel is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Carmel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Carmel: 29/100
Carmel is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Carmel: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.