City vs city

Scotchtown vs Washington Heights, NY

Scotchtown currently scores 1 points higher overall than Washington Heights, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Scotchtown

26/100

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Washington Heights

25/100

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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 · Washington Heights: 25/100

Scotchtown is 1 points higher.

Flood

Scotchtown: 37/100 · Washington Heights: 32/100

Scotchtown is 5 points higher.

Scotchtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Washington Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Scotchtown: 21/100 · Washington Heights: 21/100

No gap.

Scotchtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Washington Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Scotchtown: 26/100 · Washington Heights: 26/100

No gap.

Scotchtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Washington Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Scotchtown: 8/100 · Washington Heights: 4/100

Scotchtown is 4 points higher.

Scotchtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Washington Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Scotchtown: 3/100 · Washington Heights: 5/100

Washington Heights is 2 points higher.

Scotchtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Washington Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Scotchtown: Unavailable · Washington Heights: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Scotchtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Washington Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Scotchtown: 58/100 · Washington Heights: 56/100

Scotchtown is 2 points higher.

Scotchtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Washington Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Scotchtown: 31/100 · Washington Heights: 32/100

Washington Heights is 1 points higher.

Scotchtown: 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.