City vs city
Firthcliffe vs Kiryas Joel, NY
Firthcliffe currently scores 8 points higher overall than Kiryas Joel, 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
Firthcliffe: 37/100 · Kiryas Joel: 29/100
Firthcliffe is 8 points higher.
Flood
Firthcliffe: 33/100 · Kiryas Joel: 32/100
Firthcliffe is 1 points higher.
Firthcliffe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Kiryas Joel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Firthcliffe: 21/100 · Kiryas Joel: 22/100
Kiryas Joel is 1 points higher.
Firthcliffe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kiryas Joel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Firthcliffe: 25/100 · Kiryas Joel: 24/100
Firthcliffe is 1 points higher.
Firthcliffe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kiryas Joel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Firthcliffe: 0/100 · Kiryas Joel: 8/100
Kiryas Joel is 8 points higher.
Firthcliffe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kiryas Joel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Firthcliffe: 32/100 · Kiryas Joel: 22/100
Firthcliffe is 10 points higher.
Firthcliffe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kiryas Joel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Firthcliffe: Unavailable · Kiryas Joel: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Firthcliffe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kiryas Joel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Firthcliffe: 78/100 · Kiryas Joel: 64/100
Firthcliffe is 14 points higher.
Firthcliffe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kiryas Joel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Firthcliffe: 31/100 · Kiryas Joel: 31/100
No gap.
Firthcliffe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kiryas Joel: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.