City vs city
Cayuga Heights vs Cortland, NY
Cayuga Heights currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cortland, 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
Cayuga Heights: 42/100 · Cortland: 36/100
Cayuga Heights is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cayuga Heights: 30/100 · Cortland: 35/100
Cortland is 5 points higher.
Cayuga Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Cortland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cayuga Heights: 18/100 · Cortland: 18/100
No gap.
Cayuga Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cortland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cayuga Heights: 16/100 · Cortland: 13/100
Cayuga Heights is 3 points higher.
Cayuga Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cortland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cayuga Heights: 0/100 · Cortland: 0/100
No gap.
Cayuga Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cortland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cayuga Heights: 97/100 · Cortland: 65/100
Cayuga Heights is 32 points higher.
Cayuga Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cortland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cayuga Heights: Unavailable · Cortland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cayuga Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cortland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cayuga Heights: 57/100 · Cortland: 48/100
Cayuga Heights is 9 points higher.
Cayuga Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cortland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cayuga Heights: 35/100 · Cortland: 36/100
Cortland is 1 points higher.
Cayuga Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cortland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.