City vs city
Harwich Center vs Northwest Harwich, MA
Northwest Harwich currently scores 6 points higher overall than Harwich Center, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Harwich Center: 26/100 · Northwest Harwich: 32/100
Northwest Harwich is 6 points higher.
Flood
Harwich Center: 29/100 · Northwest Harwich: 43/100
Northwest Harwich is 14 points higher.
Harwich Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Northwest Harwich: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harwich Center: 38/100 · Northwest Harwich: 37/100
Harwich Center is 1 points higher.
Harwich Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northwest Harwich: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harwich Center: 8/100 · Northwest Harwich: 9/100
Northwest Harwich is 1 points higher.
Harwich Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northwest Harwich: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harwich Center: 8/100 · Northwest Harwich: 0/100
Harwich Center is 8 points higher.
Harwich Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwest Harwich: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harwich Center: 6/100 · Northwest Harwich: 7/100
Northwest Harwich is 1 points higher.
Harwich Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwest Harwich: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harwich Center: 95/100 · Northwest Harwich: 97/100
Northwest Harwich is 2 points higher.
Harwich Center: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Northwest Harwich: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Harwich Center: 5/100 · Northwest Harwich: 6/100
Northwest Harwich is 1 points higher.
Harwich Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northwest Harwich: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Harwich Center: 21/100 · Northwest Harwich: 26/100
Northwest Harwich is 5 points higher.
Harwich 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.
Northwest Harwich: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.