City vs city
Harwich Center vs Wareham, MA
Wareham currently scores 12 points higher overall than Harwich Center, 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
Harwich Center: 26/100 · Wareham: 38/100
Wareham is 12 points higher.
Flood
Harwich Center: 29/100 · Wareham: 60/100
Wareham is 31 points higher.
Harwich Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wareham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 24 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Harwich Center: 38/100 · Wareham: 36/100
Harwich Center is 2 points higher.
Harwich Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wareham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Harwich Center: 8/100 · Wareham: 12/100
Wareham is 4 points higher.
Harwich Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wareham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Harwich Center: 8/100 · Wareham: 4/100
Harwich Center is 4 points higher.
Harwich Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wareham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Harwich Center: 6/100 · Wareham: 10/100
Wareham is 4 points higher.
Harwich Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wareham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Harwich Center: 95/100 · Wareham: 99/100
Wareham is 4 points higher.
Harwich Center: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wareham: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Harwich Center: 5/100 · Wareham: 51/100
Wareham is 46 points higher.
Harwich Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wareham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Harwich Center: 21/100 · Wareham: 28/100
Wareham is 7 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.
Wareham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.