City vs city
City of Amsterdam vs Elwood, NY
Elwood currently scores 7 points higher overall than City of Amsterdam, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
City of Amsterdam: 25/100 · Elwood: 32/100
Elwood is 7 points higher.
Flood
City of Amsterdam: 31/100 · Elwood: 26/100
City of Amsterdam is 5 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Elwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
City of Amsterdam: 18/100 · Elwood: 29/100
Elwood is 11 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Elwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
City of Amsterdam: 20/100 · Elwood: 15/100
City of Amsterdam is 5 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Elwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
City of Amsterdam: 4/100 · Elwood: 0/100
City of Amsterdam is 4 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
City of Amsterdam: 17/100 · Elwood: 20/100
Elwood is 3 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Elwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
City of Amsterdam: Unavailable · Elwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
City of Amsterdam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Elwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
City of Amsterdam: 57/100 · Elwood: 72/100
Elwood is 15 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Elwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
City of Amsterdam: 28/100 · Elwood: 30/100
Elwood is 2 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Elwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.