City vs city
Foxborough vs Norton Center, MA
Foxborough and Norton Center are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in wildfire.
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
Foxborough: 27/100 · Norton Center: 27/100
No gap.
Flood
Foxborough: 33/100 · Norton Center: 35/100
Norton Center is 2 points higher.
Foxborough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Norton Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Foxborough: 30/100 · Norton Center: 31/100
Norton Center is 1 points higher.
Foxborough: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norton Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Foxborough: 11/100 · Norton Center: 11/100
No gap.
Foxborough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norton Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Foxborough: 8/100 · Norton Center: 8/100
No gap.
Foxborough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Foxborough: 22/100 · Norton Center: 16/100
Foxborough is 6 points higher.
Foxborough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Foxborough: Unavailable · Norton Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Foxborough: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norton Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Foxborough: 56/100 · Norton Center: 63/100
Norton Center is 7 points higher.
Foxborough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norton Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Foxborough: 26/100 · Norton Center: 27/100
Norton Center is 1 points higher.
Foxborough: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Norton Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.