City vs city
Canandaigua vs Vails Gate, NY
Vails Gate currently scores 14 points higher overall than Canandaigua, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Canandaigua: 23/100 · Vails Gate: 37/100
Vails Gate is 14 points higher.
Flood
Canandaigua: Unavailable · Vails Gate: 33/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canandaigua: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Vails Gate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canandaigua: 18/100 · Vails Gate: 21/100
Vails Gate is 3 points higher.
Canandaigua: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vails Gate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canandaigua: 13/100 · Vails Gate: 25/100
Vails Gate is 12 points higher.
Canandaigua: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vails Gate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canandaigua: 4/100 · Vails Gate: 0/100
Canandaigua is 4 points higher.
Canandaigua: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vails Gate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canandaigua: 25/100 · Vails Gate: 32/100
Vails Gate is 7 points higher.
Canandaigua: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vails Gate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canandaigua: Unavailable · Vails Gate: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canandaigua: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vails Gate: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canandaigua: 66/100 · Vails Gate: 78/100
Vails Gate is 12 points higher.
Canandaigua: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vails Gate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Canandaigua: 35/100 · Vails Gate: 31/100
Canandaigua is 4 points higher.
Canandaigua: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Vails Gate: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.