City vs city
Kiryas Joel vs Vails Gate, NY
Vails Gate currently scores 8 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 · Vails Gate: 37/100
Vails Gate is 8 points higher.
Flood
Kiryas Joel: 32/100 · Vails Gate: 33/100
Vails Gate is 1 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Vails Gate: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kiryas Joel: 22/100 · Vails Gate: 21/100
Kiryas Joel is 1 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vails Gate: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kiryas Joel: 24/100 · Vails Gate: 25/100
Vails Gate is 1 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vails Gate: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kiryas Joel: 8/100 · Vails Gate: 0/100
Kiryas Joel is 8 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vails Gate: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kiryas Joel: 22/100 · Vails Gate: 32/100
Vails Gate is 10 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vails Gate: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kiryas Joel: Unavailable · Vails Gate: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kiryas Joel: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vails Gate: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kiryas Joel: 64/100 · Vails Gate: 78/100
Vails Gate is 14 points higher.
Kiryas Joel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vails Gate: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kiryas Joel: 31/100 · Vails Gate: 31/100
No gap.
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.
Vails Gate: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.