City vs city
Cortland vs Ithaca, NY
Cortland currently scores 9 points higher overall than Ithaca, 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
Cortland: 36/100 · Ithaca: 27/100
Cortland is 9 points higher.
Flood
Cortland: 35/100 · Ithaca: 41/100
Ithaca is 6 points higher.
Cortland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Ithaca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cortland: 18/100 · Ithaca: 18/100
No gap.
Cortland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ithaca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cortland: 13/100 · Ithaca: 16/100
Ithaca is 3 points higher.
Cortland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ithaca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cortland: 0/100 · Ithaca: 8/100
Ithaca is 8 points higher.
Cortland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ithaca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cortland: 65/100 · Ithaca: 23/100
Cortland is 42 points higher.
Cortland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ithaca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cortland: Unavailable · Ithaca: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cortland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ithaca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cortland: 48/100 · Ithaca: 50/100
Ithaca is 2 points higher.
Cortland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ithaca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cortland: 36/100 · Ithaca: 35/100
Cortland is 1 points higher.
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.
Ithaca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.