City vs city
Briarcliff vs Port Ewen, NY
Briarcliff and Port Ewen are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Port Ewen: 38/100
No gap.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Port Ewen: 46/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Port Ewen: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Port Ewen: 20/100
Briarcliff is 2 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Ewen: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Port Ewen: 27/100
Port Ewen is 5 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Ewen: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Port Ewen: 8/100
Port Ewen is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Ewen: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Port Ewen: 69/100
Port Ewen is 57 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Ewen: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Port Ewen: 83/100
Briarcliff is 11 points higher.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Port Ewen: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Port Ewen: 16/100
Briarcliff is 55 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Ewen: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Port Ewen: 31/100
Port Ewen is 3 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.
Port Ewen: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.