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Boston vs Foxborough, MA

Boston currently scores 5 points higher overall than Foxborough, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Boston

32/100

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Foxborough

27/100

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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

Boston: 32/100 · Foxborough: 27/100

Boston is 5 points higher.

Flood

Boston: 30/100 · Foxborough: 33/100

Foxborough is 3 points higher.

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

Foxborough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Boston: 28/100 · Foxborough: 30/100

Foxborough is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Boston: 10/100 · Foxborough: 11/100

Foxborough is 1 points higher.

Boston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Foxborough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Boston: 0/100 · Foxborough: 8/100

Foxborough is 8 points higher.

Boston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Foxborough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Boston: 32/100 · Foxborough: 22/100

Boston is 10 points higher.

Boston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Foxborough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Boston: Unavailable · Foxborough: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Boston: 67/100 · Foxborough: 56/100

Boston is 11 points higher.

Boston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Foxborough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Boston: 26/100 · Foxborough: 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.

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