City vs city
Briarcliff vs Washington Heights, NY
Briarcliff currently scores 13 points higher overall than Washington Heights, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Washington Heights: 25/100
Briarcliff is 13 points higher.
Flood
Briarcliff: 50/100 · Washington Heights: 32/100
Briarcliff is 18 points higher.
Briarcliff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Washington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Washington Heights: 21/100
Briarcliff is 1 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Washington Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Briarcliff: 22/100 · Washington Heights: 26/100
Washington Heights is 4 points higher.
Briarcliff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Washington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Briarcliff: 4/100 · Washington Heights: 4/100
No gap.
Briarcliff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Washington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Briarcliff: 12/100 · Washington Heights: 5/100
Briarcliff is 7 points higher.
Briarcliff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Washington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Briarcliff: 94/100 · Washington Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Briarcliff: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Washington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Briarcliff: 71/100 · Washington Heights: 56/100
Briarcliff is 15 points higher.
Briarcliff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Washington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Briarcliff: 28/100 · Washington Heights: 32/100
Washington Heights 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.
Washington Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.