City vs city
Gloucester vs Wakefield, MA
Wakefield currently scores 11 points higher overall than Gloucester, 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 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
Gloucester: 27/100 · Wakefield: 38/100
Wakefield is 11 points higher.
Flood
Gloucester: 0/100 · Wakefield: 39/100
Wakefield is 39 points higher.
Gloucester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 18 features intersect this tile.
Wakefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gloucester: 26/100 · Wakefield: 27/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Gloucester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gloucester: 9/100 · Wakefield: 10/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Gloucester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gloucester: 0/100 · Wakefield: 0/100
No gap.
Gloucester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gloucester: 2/100 · Wakefield: 37/100
Wakefield is 35 points higher.
Gloucester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gloucester: 96/100 · Wakefield: 69/100
Gloucester is 27 points higher.
Gloucester: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wakefield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Gloucester: 35/100 · Wakefield: 57/100
Wakefield is 22 points higher.
Gloucester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wakefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gloucester: 23/100 · Wakefield: 26/100
Wakefield is 3 points higher.
Gloucester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wakefield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.