City vs city
Foxborough vs Popponesset Island, MA
Popponesset Island currently scores 2 points higher overall than Foxborough, with the largest gap 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 · Popponesset Island: 29/100
Popponesset Island is 2 points higher.
Flood
Foxborough: 33/100 · Popponesset Island: 22/100
Foxborough is 11 points higher.
Foxborough: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Popponesset Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Foxborough: 30/100 · Popponesset Island: 37/100
Popponesset Island is 7 points higher.
Foxborough: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Popponesset Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Foxborough: 11/100 · Popponesset Island: 10/100
Foxborough is 1 points higher.
Foxborough: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Popponesset Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Foxborough: 8/100 · Popponesset Island: 0/100
Foxborough is 8 points higher.
Foxborough: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Popponesset Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Foxborough: 22/100 · Popponesset Island: 1/100
Foxborough is 21 points higher.
Foxborough: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Popponesset Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Foxborough: Unavailable · Popponesset Island: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Foxborough: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Popponesset Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Foxborough: 56/100 · Popponesset Island: 9/100
Foxborough is 47 points higher.
Foxborough: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Popponesset Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Foxborough: 26/100 · Popponesset Island: 28/100
Popponesset Island is 2 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.
Popponesset Island: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.