City vs city
Carmel vs Jamestown West, NY
Carmel currently scores 10 points higher overall than Jamestown West, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Carmel: 35/100 · Jamestown West: 25/100
Carmel is 10 points higher.
Flood
Carmel: 41/100 · Jamestown West: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carmel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Jamestown West: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Carmel: 22/100 · Jamestown West: 18/100
Carmel is 4 points higher.
Carmel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jamestown West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carmel: 20/100 · Jamestown West: 26/100
Jamestown West is 6 points higher.
Carmel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jamestown West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carmel: 31/100 · Jamestown West: 27/100
Carmel is 4 points higher.
Carmel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jamestown West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carmel: 30/100 · Jamestown West: 11/100
Carmel is 19 points higher.
Carmel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jamestown West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carmel: Unavailable · Jamestown West: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carmel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Jamestown West: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carmel: 72/100 · Jamestown West: 56/100
Carmel is 16 points higher.
Carmel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jamestown West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carmel: 29/100 · Jamestown West: 37/100
Jamestown West is 8 points higher.
Carmel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Jamestown West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.