City vs city
Buzzards Bay vs Sagamore, MA
Sagamore currently scores 7 points higher overall than Buzzards Bay, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Buzzards Bay: 37/100 · Sagamore: 44/100
Sagamore is 7 points higher.
Flood
Buzzards Bay: 58/100 · Sagamore: 73/100
Sagamore is 15 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Sagamore: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buzzards Bay: 36/100 · Sagamore: 36/100
No gap.
Buzzards Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sagamore: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buzzards Bay: 13/100 · Sagamore: 13/100
No gap.
Buzzards Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sagamore: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buzzards Bay: 0/100 · Sagamore: 0/100
No gap.
Buzzards Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sagamore: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buzzards Bay: 13/100 · Sagamore: 10/100
Buzzards Bay is 3 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sagamore: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buzzards Bay: 99/100 · Sagamore: 95/100
Buzzards Bay is 4 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sagamore: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Buzzards Bay: 12/100 · Sagamore: 52/100
Sagamore is 40 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sagamore: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buzzards Bay: 27/100 · Sagamore: 27/100
No gap.
Buzzards Bay: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sagamore: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.