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Chicopee vs Springfield, MA

Springfield currently scores 6 points higher overall than Chicopee, with the largest gap in hail.

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Chicopee

35/100

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Springfield

41/100

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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 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

Chicopee: 35/100 · Springfield: 41/100

Springfield is 6 points higher.

Flood

Chicopee: 36/100 · Springfield: 39/100

Springfield is 3 points higher.

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

Springfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Chicopee: 22/100 · Springfield: 23/100

Springfield is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Chicopee: 9/100 · Springfield: 8/100

Chicopee is 1 points higher.

Chicopee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Springfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chicopee: 27/100 · Springfield: 27/100

No gap.

Chicopee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Springfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Chicopee: 64/100 · Springfield: 100/100

Springfield is 36 points higher.

Chicopee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Springfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Chicopee: Unavailable · Springfield: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Chicopee: 63/100 · Springfield: 63/100

No gap.

Chicopee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Springfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Chicopee: 25/100 · Springfield: 25/100

No gap.

Chicopee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Springfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.