City vs city
Orange Lake vs Washington Heights, NY
Orange Lake currently scores 5 points higher overall than Washington Heights, 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 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 · Washington Heights: 25/100
Orange Lake is 5 points higher.
Flood
Orange Lake: 41/100 · Washington Heights: 32/100
Orange Lake is 9 points higher.
Orange Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Washington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orange Lake: 21/100 · Washington Heights: 21/100
No gap.
Orange Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Washington Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orange Lake: 25/100 · Washington Heights: 26/100
Washington Heights is 1 points higher.
Orange Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Washington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orange Lake: 8/100 · Washington Heights: 4/100
Orange Lake is 4 points higher.
Orange Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Washington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orange Lake: 9/100 · Washington Heights: 5/100
Orange Lake is 4 points higher.
Orange Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Washington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orange Lake: Unavailable · Washington Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orange Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Washington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orange Lake: 76/100 · Washington Heights: 56/100
Orange Lake is 20 points higher.
Orange Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Washington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Orange Lake: 31/100 · Washington Heights: 32/100
Washington Heights is 1 points higher.
Orange Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Washington Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.