City vs city
Sanborn vs Tonawanda, NY
Sanborn currently scores 2 points higher overall than Tonawanda, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Sanborn: 37/100 · Tonawanda: 35/100
Sanborn is 2 points higher.
Flood
Sanborn: 34/100 · Tonawanda: 49/100
Tonawanda is 15 points higher.
Sanborn: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Tonawanda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sanborn: 17/100 · Tonawanda: 17/100
No gap.
Sanborn: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tonawanda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sanborn: 31/100 · Tonawanda: 31/100
No gap.
Sanborn: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tonawanda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sanborn: 0/100 · Tonawanda: 4/100
Tonawanda is 4 points higher.
Sanborn: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tonawanda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sanborn: 30/100 · Tonawanda: 44/100
Tonawanda is 14 points higher.
Sanborn: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tonawanda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sanborn: Unavailable · Tonawanda: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sanborn: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tonawanda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sanborn: 69/100 · Tonawanda: 64/100
Sanborn is 5 points higher.
Sanborn: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tonawanda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sanborn: 38/100 · Tonawanda: 38/100
No gap.
Sanborn: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tonawanda: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.