City vs city
Great Barrington vs Norton Center, MA
Norton Center currently scores 4 points higher overall than Great Barrington, with the largest gap in wind.
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
Great Barrington: 23/100 · Norton Center: 27/100
Norton Center is 4 points higher.
Flood
Great Barrington: Unavailable · Norton Center: 35/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Barrington: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Norton Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Barrington: 21/100 · Norton Center: 31/100
Norton Center is 10 points higher.
Great Barrington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Norton Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Barrington: 16/100 · Norton Center: 11/100
Great Barrington is 5 points higher.
Great Barrington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Norton Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Barrington: 15/100 · Norton Center: 8/100
Great Barrington is 7 points higher.
Great Barrington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Barrington: 22/100 · Norton Center: 16/100
Great Barrington is 6 points higher.
Great Barrington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Norton Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Barrington: Unavailable · Norton Center: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Barrington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Norton Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Barrington: 57/100 · Norton Center: 63/100
Norton Center is 6 points higher.
Great Barrington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Norton Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Great Barrington: 27/100 · Norton Center: 27/100
No gap.
Great Barrington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Norton Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.