City vs city
Fitchburg vs Worcester, MA
Worcester currently scores 6 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 · Worcester: 34/100
Worcester is 6 points higher.
Flood
Fitchburg: 36/100 · Worcester: 39/100
Worcester is 3 points higher.
Fitchburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Worcester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fitchburg: 23/100 · Worcester: 25/100
Worcester is 2 points higher.
Fitchburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Worcester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fitchburg: 6/100 · Worcester: 8/100
Worcester is 2 points higher.
Fitchburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Worcester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fitchburg: 0/100 · Worcester: 8/100
Worcester is 8 points higher.
Fitchburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Worcester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fitchburg: 22/100 · Worcester: 78/100
Worcester is 56 points higher.
Fitchburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Worcester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fitchburg: Unavailable · Worcester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fitchburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Worcester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fitchburg: 57/100 · Worcester: 56/100
Fitchburg is 1 points higher.
Fitchburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Worcester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Fitchburg: 26/100 · Worcester: 27/100
Worcester is 1 points higher.
Fitchburg: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Worcester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.