City vs city
Fort Drum vs Saranac Lake, NY
Fort Drum currently scores 10 points higher overall than Saranac Lake, 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
Fort Drum: 28/100 · Saranac Lake: 18/100
Fort Drum is 10 points higher.
Flood
Fort Drum: 68/100 · Saranac Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Drum: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Saranac Lake: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Fort Drum: 16/100 · Saranac Lake: 16/100
No gap.
Fort Drum: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Saranac Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fort Drum: 13/100 · Saranac Lake: 16/100
Saranac Lake is 3 points higher.
Fort Drum: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Saranac Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fort Drum: 4/100 · Saranac Lake: 0/100
Fort Drum is 4 points higher.
Fort Drum: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saranac Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fort Drum: 5/100 · Saranac Lake: 5/100
No gap.
Fort Drum: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saranac Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fort Drum: Unavailable · Saranac Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fort Drum: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Saranac Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fort Drum: 60/100 · Saranac Lake: 46/100
Fort Drum is 14 points higher.
Fort Drum: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Saranac Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fort Drum: 31/100 · Saranac Lake: 27/100
Fort Drum is 4 points higher.
Fort Drum: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Saranac Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.