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City vs city

Chicopee vs New Bedford, MA

New Bedford currently scores 4 points higher overall than Chicopee, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Chicopee

35/100

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New Bedford

39/100

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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 · New Bedford: 39/100

New Bedford is 4 points higher.

Flood

Chicopee: 36/100 · New Bedford: 41/100

New Bedford is 5 points higher.

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

New Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chicopee: 22/100 · New Bedford: 36/100

New Bedford is 14 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Chicopee: 9/100 · New Bedford: 10/100

New Bedford is 1 points higher.

Chicopee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chicopee: 27/100 · New Bedford: 4/100

Chicopee is 23 points higher.

Chicopee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chicopee: 64/100 · New Bedford: 45/100

Chicopee is 19 points higher.

Chicopee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chicopee: Unavailable · New Bedford: 96/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

New Bedford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Chicopee: 63/100 · New Bedford: 48/100

Chicopee is 15 points higher.

Chicopee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Chicopee: 25/100 · New Bedford: 28/100

New Bedford is 3 points higher.

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

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