City vs city
Orange Lake vs Wappingers Falls, NY
Wappingers Falls currently scores 13 points higher overall than Orange Lake, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Orange Lake: 30/100 · Wappingers Falls: 43/100
Wappingers Falls is 13 points higher.
Flood
Orange Lake: 41/100 · Wappingers Falls: 53/100
Wappingers Falls is 12 points higher.
Orange Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wappingers Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orange Lake: 21/100 · Wappingers Falls: 21/100
No gap.
Orange Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wappingers Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orange Lake: 25/100 · Wappingers Falls: 24/100
Orange Lake is 1 points higher.
Orange Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wappingers Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orange Lake: 8/100 · Wappingers Falls: 12/100
Wappingers Falls is 4 points higher.
Orange Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wappingers Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orange Lake: 9/100 · Wappingers Falls: 58/100
Wappingers Falls is 49 points higher.
Orange Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wappingers Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orange Lake: Unavailable · Wappingers Falls: 89/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orange Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wappingers Falls: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Orange Lake: 76/100 · Wappingers Falls: 57/100
Orange Lake is 19 points higher.
Orange Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wappingers Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Orange Lake: 31/100 · Wappingers Falls: 31/100
No gap.
Orange Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Wappingers Falls: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.