City vs city
Tonawanda vs University at Buffalo, NY
Tonawanda currently scores 2 points higher overall than University at Buffalo, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Tonawanda: 35/100 · University at Buffalo: 33/100
Tonawanda is 2 points higher.
Flood
Tonawanda: 49/100 · University at Buffalo: 65/100
University at Buffalo is 16 points higher.
Tonawanda: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
University at Buffalo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Tonawanda: 17/100 · University at Buffalo: 17/100
No gap.
Tonawanda: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
University at Buffalo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Tonawanda: 31/100 · University at Buffalo: 31/100
No gap.
Tonawanda: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
University at Buffalo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Tonawanda: 4/100 · University at Buffalo: 4/100
No gap.
Tonawanda: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
University at Buffalo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Tonawanda: 44/100 · University at Buffalo: 23/100
Tonawanda is 21 points higher.
Tonawanda: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
University at Buffalo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Tonawanda: Unavailable · University at Buffalo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Tonawanda: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
University at Buffalo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Tonawanda: 64/100 · University at Buffalo: 56/100
Tonawanda is 8 points higher.
Tonawanda: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
University at Buffalo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Tonawanda: 38/100 · University at Buffalo: 38/100
No gap.
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.
University at Buffalo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.