City vs city
Buffalo vs North Tonawanda, NY
Buffalo currently scores 3 points higher overall than North Tonawanda, 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
Buffalo: 38/100 · North Tonawanda: 35/100
Buffalo is 3 points higher.
Flood
Buffalo: 26/100 · North Tonawanda: 49/100
North Tonawanda is 23 points higher.
Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
North Tonawanda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buffalo: 18/100 · North Tonawanda: 17/100
Buffalo is 1 points higher.
Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Tonawanda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buffalo: 32/100 · North Tonawanda: 31/100
Buffalo is 1 points higher.
Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Tonawanda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buffalo: 0/100 · North Tonawanda: 4/100
North Tonawanda is 4 points higher.
Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Tonawanda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buffalo: 39/100 · North Tonawanda: 44/100
North Tonawanda is 5 points higher.
Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Tonawanda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buffalo: Unavailable · North Tonawanda: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Tonawanda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buffalo: 73/100 · North Tonawanda: 64/100
Buffalo is 9 points higher.
Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Tonawanda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buffalo: 38/100 · North Tonawanda: 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.
North Tonawanda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.