City vs city
Great Barrington vs South Lancaster, MA
South Lancaster currently scores 1 points higher overall than Great Barrington, 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
Great Barrington: 23/100 · South Lancaster: 24/100
South Lancaster is 1 points higher.
Flood
Great Barrington: Unavailable · South Lancaster: 46/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Barrington: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
South Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Great Barrington: 21/100 · South Lancaster: 24/100
South Lancaster is 3 points higher.
Great Barrington: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Great Barrington: 16/100 · South Lancaster: 7/100
Great Barrington is 9 points higher.
Great Barrington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Great Barrington: 15/100 · South Lancaster: 4/100
Great Barrington is 11 points higher.
Great Barrington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Great Barrington: 22/100 · South Lancaster: 18/100
Great Barrington is 4 points higher.
Great Barrington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Great Barrington: Unavailable · South Lancaster: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Great Barrington: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Great Barrington: 57/100 · South Lancaster: 44/100
Great Barrington is 13 points higher.
Great Barrington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Great Barrington: 27/100 · South Lancaster: 26/100
Great Barrington is 1 points higher.
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.
South Lancaster: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.