City vs city
North Gates vs Rochester, NY
Rochester currently scores 4 points higher overall than North Gates, with the largest gap in hail.
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
North Gates: 32/100 · Rochester: 36/100
Rochester is 4 points higher.
Flood
North Gates: 42/100 · Rochester: 34/100
North Gates is 8 points higher.
North Gates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
North Gates: 17/100 · Rochester: 17/100
No gap.
North Gates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
North Gates: 20/100 · Rochester: 19/100
North Gates is 1 points higher.
North Gates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
North Gates: 0/100 · Rochester: 0/100
No gap.
North Gates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
North Gates: 8/100 · Rochester: 40/100
Rochester is 32 points higher.
North Gates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
North Gates: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
North Gates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
North Gates: 67/100 · Rochester: 72/100
Rochester is 5 points higher.
North Gates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
North Gates: 35/100 · Rochester: 35/100
No gap.
North Gates: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rochester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.