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Beverly vs Grafton, MA

Beverly currently scores 2 points higher overall than Grafton, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Beverly

35/100

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Grafton

33/100

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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

Beverly: 35/100 · Grafton: 33/100

Beverly is 2 points higher.

Flood

Beverly: 64/100 · Grafton: 38/100

Beverly is 26 points higher.

Beverly: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Beverly: 26/100 · Grafton: 26/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Beverly: 10/100 · Grafton: 9/100

Beverly is 1 points higher.

Beverly: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Grafton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Beverly: 15/100 · Grafton: 0/100

Beverly is 15 points higher.

Beverly: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Grafton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Beverly: 34/100 · Grafton: 38/100

Grafton is 4 points higher.

Beverly: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Grafton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Beverly: 98/100 · Grafton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Beverly: 8/100 · Grafton: 57/100

Grafton is 49 points higher.

Beverly: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Grafton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Beverly: 23/100 · Grafton: 27/100

Grafton is 4 points higher.

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

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