City vs city
Hanscom AFB vs Wakefield, MA
Wakefield currently scores 11 points higher overall than Hanscom AFB, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Hanscom AFB: 27/100 · Wakefield: 38/100
Wakefield is 11 points higher.
Flood
Hanscom AFB: 36/100 · Wakefield: 39/100
Wakefield is 3 points higher.
Hanscom AFB: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wakefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hanscom AFB: 26/100 · Wakefield: 27/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Hanscom AFB: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hanscom AFB: 9/100 · Wakefield: 10/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Hanscom AFB: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hanscom AFB: 12/100 · Wakefield: 0/100
Hanscom AFB is 12 points higher.
Hanscom AFB: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hanscom AFB: 18/100 · Wakefield: 37/100
Wakefield is 19 points higher.
Hanscom AFB: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hanscom AFB: Unavailable · Wakefield: 69/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hanscom AFB: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wakefield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Hanscom AFB: 62/100 · Wakefield: 57/100
Hanscom AFB is 5 points higher.
Hanscom AFB: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wakefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hanscom AFB: 25/100 · Wakefield: 26/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Hanscom AFB: 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.