City vs city
Watervliet vs West Sand Lake, NY
West Sand Lake currently scores 1 points higher overall than Watervliet, 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
Watervliet: 46/100 · West Sand Lake: 47/100
West Sand Lake is 1 points higher.
Flood
Watervliet: 28/100 · West Sand Lake: 100/100
West Sand Lake is 72 points higher.
Watervliet: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
West Sand Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Watervliet: 18/100 · West Sand Lake: 18/100
No gap.
Watervliet: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Sand Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Watervliet: 23/100 · West Sand Lake: 23/100
No gap.
Watervliet: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Sand Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Watervliet: 0/100 · West Sand Lake: 0/100
No gap.
Watervliet: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Sand Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Watervliet: 100/100 · West Sand Lake: 49/100
Watervliet is 51 points higher.
Watervliet: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Sand Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Watervliet: Unavailable · West Sand Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Watervliet: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Sand Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Watervliet: 77/100 · West Sand Lake: 66/100
Watervliet is 11 points higher.
Watervliet: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Sand Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Watervliet: 28/100 · West Sand Lake: 28/100
No gap.
Watervliet: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Sand Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.