City vs city
Andover vs New Bedford, MA
New Bedford currently scores 10 points higher overall than Andover, 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
Andover: 29/100 · New Bedford: 39/100
New Bedford is 10 points higher.
Flood
Andover: 38/100 · New Bedford: 41/100
New Bedford is 3 points higher.
Andover: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
New Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Andover: 25/100 · New Bedford: 36/100
New Bedford is 11 points higher.
Andover: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Bedford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Andover: 8/100 · New Bedford: 10/100
New Bedford is 2 points higher.
Andover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Andover: 0/100 · New Bedford: 4/100
New Bedford is 4 points higher.
Andover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Andover: 25/100 · New Bedford: 45/100
New Bedford is 20 points higher.
Andover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Andover: Unavailable · New Bedford: 96/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Andover: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
New Bedford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Andover: 57/100 · New Bedford: 48/100
Andover is 9 points higher.
Andover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Andover: 22/100 · New Bedford: 28/100
New Bedford is 6 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.
New Bedford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.