City vs city
Briarcliff vs Cayuga Heights, NY
Cayuga Heights currently scores 4 points higher overall than Briarcliff, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Briarcliff: 38/100 · Cayuga Heights: 42/100
Cayuga Heights is 4 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Cayuga Heights: 30/100
Briarcliff is 20 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Cayuga Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Cayuga Heights: 18/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cayuga Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Cayuga Heights: 16/100
Briarcliff is 6 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cayuga Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Cayuga Heights: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cayuga Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Cayuga Heights: 97/100
Cayuga Heights is 85 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cayuga Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Cayuga Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Cayuga Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Cayuga Heights: 57/100
Briarcliff is 14 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cayuga Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Cayuga Heights: 35/100
Cayuga Heights is 7 points higher.
Briarcliff: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cayuga 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.