City vs city
Briarcliff vs Chester, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 8 points higher overall than Chester, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Chester: 30/100
Briarcliff is 8 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Chester: 32/100
Briarcliff is 18 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Chester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Chester: 21/100
Briarcliff is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Chester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Chester: 25/100
Chester is 3 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Chester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Chester: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Chester: 11/100
Briarcliff is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Chester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Chester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Chester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Chester: 62/100
Briarcliff is 9 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Chester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Chester: 31/100
Chester is 3 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.
Chester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.