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Everett vs Medford, MA

Everett currently scores 7 points higher overall than Medford, with the largest gap in hail.

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Everett

38/100

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Medford

31/100

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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

Everett: 38/100 · Medford: 31/100

Everett is 7 points higher.

Flood

Everett: 39/100 · Medford: 35/100

Everett is 4 points higher.

Everett: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Everett: 27/100 · Medford: 26/100

Everett is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Everett: 10/100 · Medford: 9/100

Everett is 1 points higher.

Everett: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Everett: 0/100 · Medford: 0/100

No gap.

Everett: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Everett: 37/100 · Medford: 27/100

Everett is 10 points higher.

Everett: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Everett: 69/100 · Medford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Everett: 57/100 · Medford: 62/100

Medford is 5 points higher.

Everett: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Everett: 26/100 · Medford: 26/100

No gap.

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

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