City vs city
Menands vs Watervliet, NY
Menands currently scores 6 points higher overall than Watervliet, 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
Menands: 52/100 · Watervliet: 46/100
Menands is 6 points higher.
Flood
Menands: 69/100 · Watervliet: 28/100
Menands is 41 points higher.
Menands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Watervliet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Menands: 18/100 · Watervliet: 18/100
No gap.
Menands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watervliet: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Menands: 23/100 · Watervliet: 23/100
No gap.
Menands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watervliet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Menands: 0/100 · Watervliet: 0/100
No gap.
Menands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watervliet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Menands: 100/100 · Watervliet: 100/100
No gap.
Menands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watervliet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Menands: Unavailable · Watervliet: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Menands: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watervliet: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Menands: 74/100 · Watervliet: 77/100
Watervliet is 3 points higher.
Menands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watervliet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Menands: 28/100 · Watervliet: 28/100
No gap.
Menands: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watervliet: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.