City vs city
Briarcliff vs Long Beach, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 8 points higher overall than Long Beach, with the largest gap 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 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 · Long Beach: 30/100
Briarcliff is 8 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Long Beach: 0/100
Briarcliff is 50 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Long Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Long Beach: 28/100
Long Beach is 6 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Long Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Long Beach: 16/100
Briarcliff is 6 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Long Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Long Beach: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Long Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Long Beach: 10/100
Briarcliff is 2 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Long Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Long Beach: 98/100
Long Beach is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Long Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Long Beach: 14/100
Briarcliff is 57 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Long Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Long Beach: 42/100
Long Beach is 14 points higher.
Briarcliff: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Long Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.