City vs city
Grafton vs North Adams, MA
Grafton currently scores 12 points higher overall than North Adams, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Grafton: 33/100 · North Adams: 21/100
Grafton is 12 points higher.
Flood
Grafton: 38/100 · North Adams: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grafton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
North Adams: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Grafton: 26/100 · North Adams: 19/100
Grafton is 7 points higher.
Grafton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
North Adams: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grafton: 9/100 · North Adams: 19/100
North Adams is 10 points higher.
Grafton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
North Adams: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grafton: 0/100 · North Adams: 23/100
North Adams is 23 points higher.
Grafton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Adams: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grafton: 38/100 · North Adams: 28/100
Grafton is 10 points higher.
Grafton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
North Adams: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grafton: Unavailable · North Adams: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grafton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
North Adams: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grafton: 57/100 · North Adams: 34/100
Grafton is 23 points higher.
Grafton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
North Adams: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grafton: 27/100 · North Adams: 26/100
Grafton is 1 points higher.
Grafton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
North Adams: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.