City vs city
Andover vs Lowell, MA
Andover currently scores 8 points higher overall than Lowell, 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
Andover: 29/100 · Lowell: 21/100
Andover is 8 points higher.
Flood
Andover: 38/100 · Lowell: 0/100
Andover is 38 points higher.
Andover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Lowell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Andover: 25/100 · Lowell: 24/100
Andover is 1 points higher.
Andover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lowell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Andover: 8/100 · Lowell: 8/100
No gap.
Andover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Andover: 0/100 · Lowell: 0/100
No gap.
Andover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Andover: 25/100 · Lowell: 16/100
Andover is 9 points higher.
Andover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Andover: Unavailable · Lowell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Andover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lowell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Andover: 57/100 · Lowell: 57/100
No gap.
Andover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Andover: 22/100 · Lowell: 22/100
No gap.
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.
Lowell: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.