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Kingston vs Poughkeepsie, NY

Poughkeepsie currently scores 3 points higher overall than Kingston, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Kingston

38/100

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Poughkeepsie

41/100

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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

Kingston: 38/100 · Poughkeepsie: 41/100

Poughkeepsie is 3 points higher.

Flood

Kingston: 46/100 · Poughkeepsie: 40/100

Kingston is 6 points higher.

Kingston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Poughkeepsie: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Kingston: 20/100 · Poughkeepsie: 21/100

Poughkeepsie is 1 points higher.

Kingston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Poughkeepsie: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Kingston: 27/100 · Poughkeepsie: 25/100

Kingston is 2 points higher.

Kingston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Poughkeepsie: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Kingston: 8/100 · Poughkeepsie: 0/100

Kingston is 8 points higher.

Kingston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Poughkeepsie: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Kingston: 69/100 · Poughkeepsie: 62/100

Kingston is 7 points higher.

Kingston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Poughkeepsie: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Kingston: 83/100 · Poughkeepsie: 90/100

Poughkeepsie is 7 points higher.

Kingston: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Poughkeepsie: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Kingston: 16/100 · Poughkeepsie: 20/100

Poughkeepsie is 4 points higher.

Kingston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Poughkeepsie: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Kingston: 31/100 · Poughkeepsie: 31/100

No gap.

Kingston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Poughkeepsie: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.