City vs city
Buffalo vs Highland-on-the-Lake, NY
Buffalo currently scores 16 points higher overall than Highland-on-the-Lake, 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 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
Buffalo: 38/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 22/100
Buffalo is 16 points higher.
Flood
Buffalo: 26/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 22/100
Buffalo is 4 points higher.
Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Highland-on-the-Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buffalo: 18/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 18/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Highland-on-the-Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buffalo: 32/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 32/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Highland-on-the-Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buffalo: 0/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 0/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland-on-the-Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buffalo: 39/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 5/100
Buffalo is 34 points higher.
Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Highland-on-the-Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buffalo: Unavailable · Highland-on-the-Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Highland-on-the-Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buffalo: 73/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 14/100
Buffalo is 59 points higher.
Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Highland-on-the-Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buffalo: 38/100 · Highland-on-the-Lake: 38/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Highland-on-the-Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.