City vs city
Grafton vs Shelburne Falls, MA
Grafton currently scores 17 points higher overall than Shelburne Falls, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Shelburne Falls: 16/100
Grafton is 17 points higher.
Flood
Grafton: 38/100 · Shelburne Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grafton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Shelburne Falls: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Grafton: 26/100 · Shelburne Falls: 20/100
Grafton is 6 points higher.
Grafton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shelburne Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Grafton: 9/100 · Shelburne Falls: 13/100
Shelburne Falls is 4 points higher.
Grafton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shelburne Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Grafton: 0/100 · Shelburne Falls: 8/100
Shelburne Falls is 8 points higher.
Grafton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelburne Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Grafton: 38/100 · Shelburne Falls: 16/100
Grafton is 22 points higher.
Grafton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shelburne Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Grafton: Unavailable · Shelburne Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Grafton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Shelburne Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Grafton: 57/100 · Shelburne Falls: 27/100
Grafton is 30 points higher.
Grafton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shelburne Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Grafton: 27/100 · Shelburne Falls: 27/100
No gap.
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.
Shelburne Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.