City vs city
Fitchburg vs Gardner, MA
Gardner currently scores 2 points higher overall than Fitchburg, 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 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
Fitchburg: 28/100 · Gardner: 30/100
Gardner is 2 points higher.
Flood
Fitchburg: 36/100 · Gardner: 35/100
Fitchburg is 1 points higher.
Fitchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Gardner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fitchburg: 23/100 · Gardner: 22/100
Fitchburg is 1 points higher.
Fitchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gardner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fitchburg: 6/100 · Gardner: 7/100
Gardner is 1 points higher.
Fitchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gardner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fitchburg: 0/100 · Gardner: 8/100
Gardner is 8 points higher.
Fitchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fitchburg: 22/100 · Gardner: 64/100
Gardner is 42 points higher.
Fitchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fitchburg: Unavailable · Gardner: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fitchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gardner: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fitchburg: 57/100 · Gardner: 48/100
Fitchburg is 9 points higher.
Fitchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gardner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fitchburg: 26/100 · Gardner: 26/100
No gap.
Fitchburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Gardner: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.