City vs city
Carmel vs Vails Gate, NY
Vails Gate currently scores 2 points higher overall than Carmel, 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
Carmel: 35/100 · Vails Gate: 37/100
Vails Gate is 2 points higher.
Flood
Carmel: 41/100 · Vails Gate: 33/100
Carmel is 8 points higher.
Carmel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Vails Gate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carmel: 22/100 · Vails Gate: 21/100
Carmel is 1 points higher.
Carmel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vails Gate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carmel: 20/100 · Vails Gate: 25/100
Vails Gate is 5 points higher.
Carmel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vails Gate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carmel: 31/100 · Vails Gate: 0/100
Carmel is 31 points higher.
Carmel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vails Gate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carmel: 30/100 · Vails Gate: 32/100
Vails Gate is 2 points higher.
Carmel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vails Gate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carmel: Unavailable · Vails Gate: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carmel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vails Gate: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carmel: 72/100 · Vails Gate: 78/100
Vails Gate is 6 points higher.
Carmel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vails Gate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carmel: 29/100 · Vails Gate: 31/100
Vails Gate is 2 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.
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.