City vs city
Melville vs Wheatley Heights, NY
Melville currently scores 4 points higher overall than Wheatley Heights, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Melville: 35/100 · Wheatley Heights: 31/100
Melville is 4 points higher.
Flood
Melville: 26/100 · Wheatley Heights: 28/100
Wheatley Heights is 2 points higher.
Melville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wheatley Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Melville: 30/100 · Wheatley Heights: 31/100
Wheatley Heights is 1 points higher.
Melville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheatley Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Melville: 15/100 · Wheatley Heights: 14/100
Melville is 1 points higher.
Melville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheatley Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Melville: 38/100 · Wheatley Heights: 8/100
Melville is 30 points higher.
Melville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheatley Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Melville: 33/100 · Wheatley Heights: 14/100
Melville is 19 points higher.
Melville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheatley Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Melville: Unavailable · Wheatley Heights: 62/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Melville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheatley Heights: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Melville: 78/100 · Wheatley Heights: 62/100
Melville is 16 points higher.
Melville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheatley Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Melville: 28/100 · Wheatley Heights: 29/100
Wheatley Heights is 1 points higher.
Melville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wheatley Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.