← Back to Andover snapshotCity comparison page

City vs city

Andover vs Onset, MA

Onset currently scores 8 points higher overall than Andover, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Andover

29/100

Open city page →

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 · Onset: 37/100

Onset is 8 points higher.

Flood

Andover: 38/100 · Onset: 58/100

Onset is 20 points higher.

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

Onset: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Andover: 25/100 · Onset: 36/100

Onset is 11 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Andover: 8/100 · Onset: 13/100

Onset is 5 points higher.

Andover: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Onset: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Andover: 0/100 · Onset: 0/100

No gap.

Andover: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Onset: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Andover: 25/100 · Onset: 13/100

Andover is 12 points higher.

Andover: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Onset: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Andover: Unavailable · Onset: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Onset: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Andover: 57/100 · Onset: 12/100

Andover is 45 points higher.

Andover: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Onset: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Andover: 22/100 · Onset: 27/100

Onset is 5 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.

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