City vs city
Briarcliff vs Garden City South, NY
Garden City South currently scores 17 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 · Garden City South: 55/100
Garden City South is 17 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Garden City South: 26/100
Briarcliff is 24 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Garden City South: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Garden City South: 27/100
Garden City South is 5 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Garden City South: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Garden City South: 17/100
Briarcliff is 5 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Garden City South: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Garden City South: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden City South: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Garden City South: 85/100
Garden City South is 73 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Garden City South: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Garden City South: 99/100
Garden City South is 5 points higher.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Garden City South: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Garden City South: 84/100
Garden City South is 13 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Garden City South: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Garden City South: 47/100
Garden City South is 19 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.
Garden City South: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.