City vs city
Briarcliff vs Ocean Beach, NY
Ocean Beach currently scores 2 points higher overall than Briarcliff, 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 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 · Ocean Beach: 40/100
Ocean Beach is 2 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Ocean Beach: 85/100
Ocean Beach is 35 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Ocean Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Ocean Beach: 35/100
Ocean Beach is 13 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ocean Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Ocean Beach: 14/100
Briarcliff is 8 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ocean Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Ocean Beach: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Ocean Beach: 6/100
Briarcliff is 6 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Ocean Beach: 98/100
Ocean Beach is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Ocean Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Ocean Beach: 10/100
Briarcliff is 61 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ocean Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Ocean Beach: 29/100
Ocean Beach is 1 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.
Ocean Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.