City vs city
East Meadow vs North Merrick, NY
North Merrick currently scores 16 points higher overall than East Meadow, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
East Meadow: 36/100 · North Merrick: 52/100
North Merrick is 16 points higher.
Flood
East Meadow: 26/100 · North Merrick: 93/100
North Merrick is 67 points higher.
East Meadow: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
North Merrick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Meadow: 28/100 · North Merrick: 30/100
North Merrick is 2 points higher.
East Meadow: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Merrick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Meadow: 16/100 · North Merrick: 16/100
No gap.
East Meadow: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Merrick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Meadow: 0/100 · North Merrick: 0/100
No gap.
East Meadow: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Merrick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Meadow: 26/100 · North Merrick: 17/100
East Meadow is 9 points higher.
East Meadow: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Merrick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Meadow: Unavailable · North Merrick: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Meadow: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Merrick: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
East Meadow: 83/100 · North Merrick: 74/100
East Meadow is 9 points higher.
East Meadow: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Merrick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
East Meadow: 34/100 · North Merrick: 34/100
No gap.
East Meadow: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
North Merrick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.