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Chicopee vs Holyoke, MA

Chicopee currently scores 2 points higher overall than Holyoke, with the largest gap in flood.

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Chicopee

35/100

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Holyoke

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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Chicopee: 35/100 · Holyoke: 33/100

Chicopee is 2 points higher.

Flood

Chicopee: 36/100 · Holyoke: 13/100

Chicopee is 23 points higher.

Chicopee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Holyoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chicopee: 22/100 · Holyoke: 22/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Chicopee: 9/100 · Holyoke: 9/100

No gap.

Chicopee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Holyoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chicopee: 27/100 · Holyoke: 23/100

Chicopee is 4 points higher.

Chicopee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Holyoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chicopee: 64/100 · Holyoke: 82/100

Holyoke is 18 points higher.

Chicopee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Holyoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chicopee: Unavailable · Holyoke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Chicopee: 63/100 · Holyoke: 60/100

Chicopee is 3 points higher.

Chicopee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Holyoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Chicopee: 25/100 · Holyoke: 23/100

Chicopee is 2 points higher.

Chicopee: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Holyoke: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.