City vs city
Briarcliff vs Plainview, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 3 points higher overall than Plainview, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Plainview: 35/100
Briarcliff is 3 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Plainview: 26/100
Briarcliff is 24 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Plainview: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Plainview: 30/100
Plainview is 8 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Plainview: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Plainview: 15/100
Briarcliff is 7 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Plainview: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Plainview: 38/100
Plainview is 34 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plainview: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Plainview: 33/100
Plainview is 21 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Plainview: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Plainview: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Plainview: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Plainview: 78/100
Plainview is 7 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Plainview: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Plainview: 28/100
No gap.
Briarcliff: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Plainview: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.