City vs city
Briarcliff vs Rochester, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 2 points higher overall than Rochester, 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 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 · Rochester: 36/100
Briarcliff is 2 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Rochester: 34/100
Briarcliff is 16 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Rochester: 17/100
Briarcliff is 5 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Rochester: 19/100
Briarcliff is 3 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Rochester: 0/100
Briarcliff is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Rochester: 40/100
Rochester is 28 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Rochester: 72/100
Rochester is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Rochester: 35/100
Rochester is 7 points higher.
Briarcliff: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rochester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.