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Andover vs Housatonic, MA

Andover currently scores 3 points higher overall than Housatonic, with the largest gap in hail.

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Andover

29/100

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Housatonic

26/100

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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 · Housatonic: 26/100

Andover is 3 points higher.

Flood

Andover: 38/100 · Housatonic: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Housatonic: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Andover: 25/100 · Housatonic: 20/100

Andover is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Andover: 8/100 · Housatonic: 17/100

Housatonic is 9 points higher.

Andover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Housatonic: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Andover: 0/100 · Housatonic: 4/100

Housatonic is 4 points higher.

Andover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Housatonic: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Andover: 25/100 · Housatonic: 58/100

Housatonic is 33 points higher.

Andover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Housatonic: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Andover: Unavailable · Housatonic: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Andover: 57/100 · Housatonic: 57/100

No gap.

Andover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Housatonic: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Andover: 22/100 · Housatonic: 26/100

Housatonic 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.

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