City vs city
Plattsburgh vs Saranac Lake, NY
Plattsburgh currently scores 13 points higher overall than Saranac Lake, 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
Plattsburgh: 31/100 · Saranac Lake: 18/100
Plattsburgh is 13 points higher.
Flood
Plattsburgh: 63/100 · Saranac Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Plattsburgh: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Saranac Lake: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Plattsburgh: 16/100 · Saranac Lake: 16/100
No gap.
Plattsburgh: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Saranac Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Plattsburgh: 15/100 · Saranac Lake: 16/100
Saranac Lake is 1 points higher.
Plattsburgh: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Saranac Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Plattsburgh: 0/100 · Saranac Lake: 0/100
No gap.
Plattsburgh: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saranac Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Plattsburgh: 12/100 · Saranac Lake: 5/100
Plattsburgh is 7 points higher.
Plattsburgh: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Saranac Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Plattsburgh: Unavailable · Saranac Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Plattsburgh: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Saranac Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Plattsburgh: 54/100 · Saranac Lake: 46/100
Plattsburgh is 8 points higher.
Plattsburgh: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Saranac Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Plattsburgh: 27/100 · Saranac Lake: 27/100
No gap.
Plattsburgh: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Saranac Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.