City vs city
Boston vs Cambridge, MA
Cambridge currently scores 6 points higher overall than Boston, 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
Boston: 32/100 · Cambridge: 38/100
Cambridge is 6 points higher.
Flood
Boston: 30/100 · Cambridge: 30/100
No gap.
Boston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Cambridge: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Boston: 28/100 · Cambridge: 27/100
Boston is 1 points higher.
Boston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cambridge: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Boston: 10/100 · Cambridge: 10/100
No gap.
Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cambridge: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Boston: 0/100 · Cambridge: 8/100
Cambridge is 8 points higher.
Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cambridge: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Boston: 32/100 · Cambridge: 58/100
Cambridge is 26 points higher.
Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cambridge: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Boston: Unavailable · Cambridge: 82/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Boston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cambridge: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Boston: 67/100 · Cambridge: 65/100
Boston is 2 points higher.
Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cambridge: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Boston: 26/100 · Cambridge: 26/100
No gap.
Boston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cambridge: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.