City vs city
Depew vs Gowanda, NY
Depew currently scores 9 points higher overall than Gowanda, 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
Depew: 35/100 · Gowanda: 26/100
Depew is 9 points higher.
Flood
Depew: 32/100 · Gowanda: 15/100
Depew is 17 points higher.
Depew: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Gowanda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Depew: 18/100 · Gowanda: 18/100
No gap.
Depew: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gowanda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Depew: 31/100 · Gowanda: 29/100
Depew is 2 points higher.
Depew: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gowanda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Depew: 23/100 · Gowanda: 8/100
Depew is 15 points higher.
Depew: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gowanda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Depew: 32/100 · Gowanda: 14/100
Depew is 18 points higher.
Depew: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gowanda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Depew: Unavailable · Gowanda: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Depew: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gowanda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Depew: 73/100 · Gowanda: 57/100
Depew is 16 points higher.
Depew: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gowanda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Depew: 38/100 · Gowanda: 38/100
No gap.
Depew: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gowanda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.