City vs city
Briarcliff vs Jefferson Heights, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 2 points higher overall than Jefferson Heights, 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 · Jefferson Heights: 36/100
Briarcliff is 2 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Jefferson Heights: 26/100
Briarcliff is 24 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Jefferson Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Jefferson Heights: 20/100
Briarcliff is 2 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jefferson Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Jefferson Heights: 26/100
Jefferson Heights is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jefferson Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Jefferson Heights: 35/100
Jefferson Heights is 31 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Jefferson Heights: 51/100
Jefferson Heights is 39 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Jefferson Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Jefferson Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Jefferson Heights: 66/100
Briarcliff is 5 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jefferson Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Jefferson Heights: 28/100
No gap.
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.
Jefferson 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.