City vs city
Buzzards Bay vs Wareham, MA
Wareham currently scores 1 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 · Wareham: 38/100
Wareham is 1 points higher.
Flood
Buzzards Bay: 58/100 · Wareham: 60/100
Wareham is 2 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wareham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buzzards Bay: 36/100 · Wareham: 36/100
No gap.
Buzzards Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wareham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buzzards Bay: 13/100 · Wareham: 12/100
Buzzards Bay is 1 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wareham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buzzards Bay: 0/100 · Wareham: 4/100
Wareham is 4 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wareham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buzzards Bay: 13/100 · Wareham: 10/100
Buzzards Bay is 3 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wareham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buzzards Bay: 99/100 · Wareham: 99/100
No gap.
Buzzards Bay: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wareham: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Buzzards Bay: 12/100 · Wareham: 51/100
Wareham is 39 points higher.
Buzzards Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wareham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buzzards Bay: 27/100 · Wareham: 28/100
Wareham is 1 points higher.
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.
Wareham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.