City vs city
City of Amsterdam vs New Hempstead, NY
New Hempstead currently scores 9 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 · New Hempstead: 34/100
New Hempstead is 9 points higher.
Flood
City of Amsterdam: 31/100 · New Hempstead: 31/100
No gap.
City of Amsterdam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
New Hempstead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
City of Amsterdam: 18/100 · New Hempstead: 22/100
New Hempstead is 4 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Hempstead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
City of Amsterdam: 20/100 · New Hempstead: 23/100
New Hempstead is 3 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Hempstead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
City of Amsterdam: 4/100 · New Hempstead: 0/100
City of Amsterdam is 4 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Hempstead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
City of Amsterdam: 17/100 · New Hempstead: 18/100
New Hempstead is 1 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Hempstead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
City of Amsterdam: Unavailable · New Hempstead: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
City of Amsterdam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Hempstead: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
City of Amsterdam: 57/100 · New Hempstead: 81/100
New Hempstead is 24 points higher.
City of Amsterdam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Hempstead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
City of Amsterdam: 28/100 · New Hempstead: 31/100
New Hempstead is 3 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.
New Hempstead: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.