City vs city
Briarcliff vs Pearl River, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 3 points higher overall than Pearl River, 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 · Pearl River: 35/100
Briarcliff is 3 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Pearl River: 11/100
Briarcliff is 39 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Pearl River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Pearl River: 22/100
No gap.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pearl River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Pearl River: 22/100
No gap.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pearl River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Pearl River: 15/100
Pearl River is 11 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pearl River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Pearl River: 78/100
Pearl River is 66 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pearl River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Pearl River: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Pearl River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Pearl River: 67/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pearl River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Pearl River: 32/100
Pearl River is 4 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.
Pearl River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.