City vs city
Brightwaters vs West Islip, NY
Brightwaters currently scores 10 points higher overall than West Islip, with the largest gap in storm surge.
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
Brightwaters: 41/100 · West Islip: 31/100
Brightwaters is 10 points higher.
Flood
Brightwaters: 30/100 · West Islip: 28/100
Brightwaters is 2 points higher.
Brightwaters: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
West Islip: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Brightwaters: 32/100 · West Islip: 31/100
Brightwaters is 1 points higher.
Brightwaters: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Islip: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Brightwaters: 14/100 · West Islip: 14/100
No gap.
Brightwaters: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Islip: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Brightwaters: 0/100 · West Islip: 8/100
West Islip is 8 points higher.
Brightwaters: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Islip: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Brightwaters: 16/100 · West Islip: 14/100
Brightwaters is 2 points higher.
Brightwaters: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Islip: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Brightwaters: 98/100 · West Islip: 62/100
Brightwaters is 36 points higher.
Brightwaters: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
West Islip: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Brightwaters: 69/100 · West Islip: 62/100
Brightwaters is 7 points higher.
Brightwaters: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Islip: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Brightwaters: 30/100 · West Islip: 29/100
Brightwaters is 1 points higher.
Brightwaters: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Islip: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.