City vs city
Briarcliff vs Fort Drum, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 10 points higher overall than Fort Drum, 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 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 · Fort Drum: 28/100
Briarcliff is 10 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Fort Drum: 68/100
Fort Drum is 18 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Fort Drum: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Fort Drum: 16/100
Briarcliff is 6 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Fort Drum: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Fort Drum: 13/100
Briarcliff is 9 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Fort Drum: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Fort Drum: 4/100
No gap.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Drum: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Fort Drum: 5/100
Briarcliff is 7 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Fort Drum: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Fort Drum: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Fort Drum: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Fort Drum: 60/100
Briarcliff is 11 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Fort Drum: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Fort Drum: 31/100
Fort Drum is 3 points higher.
Briarcliff: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Fort Drum: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.