City vs city
St. James vs Village of the Branch, NY
St. James and Village of the Branch are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
St. James: 31/100 · Village of the Branch: 31/100
No gap.
Flood
St. James: 28/100 · Village of the Branch: 28/100
No gap.
St. James: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Village of the Branch: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
St. James: 32/100 · Village of the Branch: 32/100
No gap.
St. James: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Village of the Branch: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
St. James: 14/100 · Village of the Branch: 14/100
No gap.
St. James: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Village of the Branch: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
St. James: 12/100 · Village of the Branch: 12/100
No gap.
St. James: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Village of the Branch: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
St. James: 16/100 · Village of the Branch: 16/100
No gap.
St. James: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Village of the Branch: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
St. James: Unavailable · Village of the Branch: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
St. James: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Village of the Branch: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
St. James: 71/100 · Village of the Branch: 71/100
No gap.
St. James: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Village of the Branch: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
St. James: 42/100 · Village of the Branch: 42/100
No gap.
St. James: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Village of the Branch: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.