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Chicopee vs Northampton, MA

Chicopee currently scores 6 points higher overall than Northampton, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Chicopee

35/100

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Northampton

29/100

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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 · Northampton: 29/100

Chicopee is 6 points higher.

Flood

Chicopee: 36/100 · Northampton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Northampton: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Chicopee: 22/100 · Northampton: 22/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Chicopee: 9/100 · Northampton: 9/100

No gap.

Chicopee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Northampton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chicopee: 27/100 · Northampton: 65/100

Northampton is 38 points higher.

Chicopee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Northampton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chicopee: 64/100 · Northampton: 43/100

Chicopee is 21 points higher.

Chicopee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Northampton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chicopee: Unavailable · Northampton: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Chicopee: 63/100 · Northampton: 40/100

Chicopee is 23 points higher.

Chicopee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Northampton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Chicopee: 25/100 · Northampton: 24/100

Chicopee is 1 points higher.

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

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