City vs city
Scotchtown vs Walden, NY
Walden currently scores 4 points higher overall than Scotchtown, 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
Scotchtown: 26/100 · Walden: 30/100
Walden is 4 points higher.
Flood
Scotchtown: 37/100 · Walden: 41/100
Walden is 4 points higher.
Scotchtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Walden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Scotchtown: 21/100 · Walden: 21/100
No gap.
Scotchtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Walden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Scotchtown: 26/100 · Walden: 25/100
Scotchtown is 1 points higher.
Scotchtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Walden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Scotchtown: 8/100 · Walden: 8/100
No gap.
Scotchtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Scotchtown: 3/100 · Walden: 9/100
Walden is 6 points higher.
Scotchtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Walden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Scotchtown: Unavailable · Walden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Scotchtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Walden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Scotchtown: 58/100 · Walden: 76/100
Walden is 18 points higher.
Scotchtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Walden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Scotchtown: 31/100 · Walden: 31/100
No gap.
Scotchtown: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Walden: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.