City vs city
Highland Falls vs Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY
Highland Falls currently scores 11 points higher overall than Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, 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
Highland Falls: 41/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 30/100
Highland Falls is 11 points higher.
Flood
Highland Falls: 32/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 30/100
Highland Falls is 2 points higher.
Highland Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Highland Falls: 22/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 22/100
No gap.
Highland Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Highland Falls: 24/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 23/100
Highland Falls is 1 points higher.
Highland Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Highland Falls: 0/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 0/100
No gap.
Highland Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Highland Falls: 5/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 12/100
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown is 7 points higher.
Highland Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Highland Falls: 93/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Highland Falls: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Highland Falls: 77/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 60/100
Highland Falls is 17 points higher.
Highland Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Highland Falls: 31/100 · Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: 31/100
No gap.
Highland Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.