City vs city
Buffalo vs Lake Erie Beach, NY
Buffalo currently scores 11 points higher overall than Lake Erie Beach, 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 · Lake Erie Beach: 27/100
Buffalo is 11 points higher.
Flood
Buffalo: 26/100 · Lake Erie Beach: 47/100
Lake Erie Beach is 21 points higher.
Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Lake Erie Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buffalo: 18/100 · Lake Erie Beach: 18/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lake Erie Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buffalo: 32/100 · Lake Erie Beach: 30/100
Buffalo is 2 points higher.
Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lake Erie Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buffalo: 0/100 · Lake Erie Beach: 8/100
Lake Erie Beach is 8 points higher.
Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Erie Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buffalo: 39/100 · Lake Erie Beach: 11/100
Buffalo is 28 points higher.
Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lake Erie Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buffalo: Unavailable · Lake Erie Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lake Erie Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buffalo: 73/100 · Lake Erie Beach: 39/100
Buffalo is 34 points higher.
Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lake Erie Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buffalo: 38/100 · Lake Erie Beach: 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.
Lake Erie Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.