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Andover vs Boston, MA

Boston currently scores 3 points higher overall than Andover, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Andover

29/100

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Boston

32/100

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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 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

Andover: 29/100 · Boston: 32/100

Boston is 3 points higher.

Flood

Andover: 38/100 · Boston: 30/100

Andover is 8 points higher.

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

Boston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Andover: 25/100 · Boston: 28/100

Boston is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Andover: 8/100 · Boston: 10/100

Boston is 2 points higher.

Andover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Andover: 0/100 · Boston: 0/100

No gap.

Andover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Andover: 25/100 · Boston: 32/100

Boston is 7 points higher.

Andover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Andover: Unavailable · Boston: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Andover: 57/100 · Boston: 67/100

Boston is 10 points higher.

Andover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Andover: 22/100 · Boston: 26/100

Boston is 4 points higher.

Andover: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Boston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.