City vs city
Briarcliff vs Center Moriches, NY
Briarcliff and Center Moriches are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Briarcliff: 38/100 · Center Moriches: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Center Moriches: 59/100
Center Moriches is 9 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Center Moriches: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Center Moriches: 36/100
Center Moriches is 14 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Center Moriches: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Center Moriches: 15/100
Briarcliff is 7 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Center Moriches: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Center Moriches: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Center Moriches: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Center Moriches: 15/100
Center Moriches is 3 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Center Moriches: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Center Moriches: 95/100
Center Moriches is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Center Moriches: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Center Moriches: 17/100
Briarcliff is 54 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Center Moriches: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Center Moriches: 30/100
Center Moriches is 2 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.
Center Moriches: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.