City vs city
Briarcliff vs Poughkeepsie, NY
Poughkeepsie currently scores 3 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 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 · Poughkeepsie: 41/100
Poughkeepsie is 3 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Poughkeepsie: 40/100
Briarcliff is 10 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Poughkeepsie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Poughkeepsie: 21/100
Briarcliff is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Poughkeepsie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Poughkeepsie: 25/100
Poughkeepsie is 3 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Poughkeepsie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Poughkeepsie: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poughkeepsie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Poughkeepsie: 62/100
Poughkeepsie is 50 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Poughkeepsie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Poughkeepsie: 90/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Poughkeepsie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Poughkeepsie: 20/100
Briarcliff is 51 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Poughkeepsie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Poughkeepsie: 31/100
Poughkeepsie is 3 points higher.
Briarcliff: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Poughkeepsie: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.