City vs city
Ithaca vs West Elmira, NY
West Elmira currently scores 2 points higher overall than Ithaca, 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 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
Ithaca: 27/100 · West Elmira: 29/100
West Elmira is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ithaca: 41/100 · West Elmira: 0/100
Ithaca is 41 points higher.
Ithaca: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
West Elmira: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ithaca: 18/100 · West Elmira: 19/100
West Elmira is 1 points higher.
Ithaca: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Elmira: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ithaca: 16/100 · West Elmira: 21/100
West Elmira is 5 points higher.
Ithaca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Elmira: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ithaca: 8/100 · West Elmira: 0/100
Ithaca is 8 points higher.
Ithaca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Elmira: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ithaca: 23/100 · West Elmira: 50/100
West Elmira is 27 points higher.
Ithaca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Elmira: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ithaca: Unavailable · West Elmira: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ithaca: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Elmira: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ithaca: 50/100 · West Elmira: 45/100
Ithaca is 5 points higher.
Ithaca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Elmira: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ithaca: 35/100 · West Elmira: 36/100
West Elmira is 1 points higher.
Ithaca: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Elmira: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.