City vs city
City of Niagara Falls vs Tonawanda, NY
Tonawanda currently scores 11 points higher overall than City of Niagara Falls, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Niagara Falls: 24/100 · Tonawanda: 35/100
Tonawanda is 11 points higher.
Flood
City of Niagara Falls: 22/100 · Tonawanda: 49/100
Tonawanda is 27 points higher.
City of Niagara Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Tonawanda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
City of Niagara Falls: 17/100 · Tonawanda: 17/100
No gap.
City of Niagara Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tonawanda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
City of Niagara Falls: 32/100 · Tonawanda: 31/100
City of Niagara Falls is 1 points higher.
City of Niagara Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tonawanda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
City of Niagara Falls: 4/100 · Tonawanda: 4/100
No gap.
City of Niagara Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tonawanda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
City of Niagara Falls: 35/100 · Tonawanda: 44/100
Tonawanda is 9 points higher.
City of Niagara Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tonawanda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
City of Niagara Falls: Unavailable · Tonawanda: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
City of Niagara Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tonawanda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
City of Niagara Falls: Unavailable · Tonawanda: 64/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
City of Niagara Falls: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.
Tonawanda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
City of Niagara Falls: 35/100 · Tonawanda: 38/100
Tonawanda is 3 points higher.
City of Niagara Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tonawanda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.