City vs city
Framingham vs Lowell, MA
Framingham currently scores 9 points higher overall than Lowell, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Framingham: 30/100 · Lowell: 21/100
Framingham is 9 points higher.
Flood
Framingham: 35/100 · Lowell: 0/100
Framingham is 35 points higher.
Framingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Lowell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Framingham: 26/100 · Lowell: 24/100
Framingham is 2 points higher.
Framingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lowell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Framingham: 9/100 · Lowell: 8/100
Framingham is 1 points higher.
Framingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Framingham: 0/100 · Lowell: 0/100
No gap.
Framingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Framingham: 25/100 · Lowell: 16/100
Framingham is 9 points higher.
Framingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Framingham: Unavailable · Lowell: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Framingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lowell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Framingham: 63/100 · Lowell: 57/100
Framingham is 6 points higher.
Framingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Framingham: 24/100 · Lowell: 22/100
Framingham is 2 points higher.
Framingham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Lowell: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.