City vs city
Kiryas Joel vs Monticello, NY
Monticello currently scores 2 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
Kiryas Joel: 29/100 · Monticello: 31/100
Monticello is 2 points higher.
Flood
Kiryas Joel: 32/100 · Monticello: 38/100
Monticello is 6 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Monticello: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kiryas Joel: 22/100 · Monticello: 20/100
Kiryas Joel is 2 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monticello: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kiryas Joel: 24/100 · Monticello: 28/100
Monticello is 4 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monticello: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kiryas Joel: 8/100 · Monticello: 8/100
No gap.
Kiryas Joel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monticello: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kiryas Joel: 22/100 · Monticello: 28/100
Monticello is 6 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monticello: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kiryas Joel: Unavailable · Monticello: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kiryas Joel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Monticello: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kiryas Joel: 64/100 · Monticello: 57/100
Kiryas Joel is 7 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monticello: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kiryas Joel: 31/100 · Monticello: 35/100
Monticello is 4 points higher.
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.
Monticello: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.