City vs city
East Taunton vs Melrose, MA
Melrose currently scores 5 points higher overall than East Taunton, with the largest gap in hail.
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
East Taunton: 33/100 · Melrose: 38/100
Melrose is 5 points higher.
Flood
East Taunton: 43/100 · Melrose: 39/100
East Taunton is 4 points higher.
East Taunton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Melrose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Taunton: 33/100 · Melrose: 27/100
East Taunton is 6 points higher.
East Taunton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Melrose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Taunton: 11/100 · Melrose: 10/100
East Taunton is 1 points higher.
East Taunton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Melrose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Taunton: 0/100 · Melrose: 0/100
No gap.
East Taunton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melrose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Taunton: 24/100 · Melrose: 37/100
Melrose is 13 points higher.
East Taunton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melrose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Taunton: Unavailable · Melrose: 69/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Taunton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Melrose: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
East Taunton: 60/100 · Melrose: 57/100
East Taunton is 3 points higher.
East Taunton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Melrose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Taunton: 28/100 · Melrose: 26/100
East Taunton is 2 points higher.
East Taunton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Melrose: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.