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Carmel vs West Babylon, NY

Carmel currently scores 4 points higher overall than West Babylon, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Carmel

35/100

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West Babylon

31/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 · West Babylon: 31/100

Carmel is 4 points higher.

Flood

Carmel: 41/100 · West Babylon: 28/100

Carmel is 13 points higher.

Carmel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

West Babylon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Carmel: 22/100 · West Babylon: 31/100

West Babylon is 9 points higher.

Carmel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

West Babylon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Carmel: 20/100 · West Babylon: 14/100

Carmel is 6 points higher.

Carmel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Babylon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Carmel: 31/100 · West Babylon: 8/100

Carmel is 23 points higher.

Carmel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Babylon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Carmel: 30/100 · West Babylon: 14/100

Carmel is 16 points higher.

Carmel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Babylon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Carmel: Unavailable · West Babylon: 62/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Carmel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

West Babylon: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Carmel: 72/100 · West Babylon: 62/100

Carmel is 10 points higher.

Carmel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Babylon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Carmel: 29/100 · West Babylon: 29/100

No gap.

Carmel: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

West Babylon: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.