City vs city
Buffalo vs Williamsville, NY
Buffalo currently scores 3 points higher overall than Williamsville, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Williamsville: 35/100
Buffalo is 3 points higher.
Flood
Buffalo: 26/100 · Williamsville: 32/100
Williamsville is 6 points higher.
Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Williamsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buffalo: 18/100 · Williamsville: 18/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Williamsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buffalo: 32/100 · Williamsville: 31/100
Buffalo is 1 points higher.
Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Williamsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buffalo: 0/100 · Williamsville: 23/100
Williamsville is 23 points higher.
Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Williamsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buffalo: 39/100 · Williamsville: 32/100
Buffalo is 7 points higher.
Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Williamsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buffalo: Unavailable · Williamsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Williamsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buffalo: 73/100 · Williamsville: 73/100
No gap.
Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Williamsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buffalo: 38/100 · Williamsville: 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.
Williamsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.