City vs city
Middle Island vs Wading River, NY
Wading River currently scores 5 points higher overall than Middle Island, 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
Middle Island: 29/100 · Wading River: 34/100
Wading River is 5 points higher.
Flood
Middle Island: 28/100 · Wading River: 27/100
Middle Island is 1 points higher.
Middle Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wading River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Middle Island: 34/100 · Wading River: 33/100
Middle Island is 1 points higher.
Middle Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wading River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Middle Island: 15/100 · Wading River: 15/100
No gap.
Middle Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wading River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Middle Island: 0/100 · Wading River: 8/100
Wading River is 8 points higher.
Middle Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wading River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Middle Island: 4/100 · Wading River: 12/100
Wading River is 8 points higher.
Middle Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wading River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Middle Island: Unavailable · Wading River: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Middle Island: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wading River: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Middle Island: 62/100 · Wading River: 50/100
Middle Island is 12 points higher.
Middle Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wading River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Middle Island: 29/100 · Wading River: 32/100
Wading River is 3 points higher.
Middle Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wading River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.