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Gardner vs New Bedford, MA

New Bedford currently scores 9 points higher overall than Gardner, with the largest gap in hail.

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Gardner

30/100

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New Bedford

39/100

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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

Gardner: 30/100 · New Bedford: 39/100

New Bedford is 9 points higher.

Flood

Gardner: 35/100 · New Bedford: 41/100

New Bedford is 6 points higher.

Gardner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

New Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Gardner: 22/100 · New Bedford: 36/100

New Bedford is 14 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Gardner: 7/100 · New Bedford: 10/100

New Bedford is 3 points higher.

Gardner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Gardner: 8/100 · New Bedford: 4/100

Gardner is 4 points higher.

Gardner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Gardner: 64/100 · New Bedford: 45/100

Gardner is 19 points higher.

Gardner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Gardner: Unavailable · New Bedford: 96/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

New Bedford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Gardner: 48/100 · New Bedford: 48/100

No gap.

Gardner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Gardner: 26/100 · New Bedford: 28/100

New Bedford is 2 points higher.

Gardner: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

New Bedford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.