City vs city

Framingham vs Worcester, MA

Worcester currently scores 4 points higher overall than Framingham, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Framingham

30/100

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Worcester

34/100

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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 · Worcester: 34/100

Worcester is 4 points higher.

Flood

Framingham: 35/100 · Worcester: 39/100

Worcester is 4 points higher.

Framingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Worcester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Framingham: 26/100 · Worcester: 25/100

Framingham is 1 points higher.

Framingham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Worcester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Framingham: 9/100 · Worcester: 8/100

Framingham is 1 points higher.

Framingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Worcester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Framingham: 0/100 · Worcester: 8/100

Worcester is 8 points higher.

Framingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Worcester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Framingham: 25/100 · Worcester: 78/100

Worcester is 53 points higher.

Framingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Worcester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Framingham: Unavailable · Worcester: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Framingham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Worcester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Framingham: 63/100 · Worcester: 56/100

Framingham is 7 points higher.

Framingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Worcester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Framingham: 24/100 · Worcester: 27/100

Worcester is 3 points higher.

Framingham: 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.