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Highest risk cities in Massachusetts

Highest storm surge risk cities in Massachusetts

Ranked city list for coastal surge risk, based on 135/135 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Surge score

98/100

Updated Sat, Oct 10, 12:09 AM.

135/135 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by surge score from 135 evaluated locations.

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#1

Buzzards Bay, MA

1 points above the state reference

#2

Haverhill, MA

1 points above the state reference

#3

Marion Center, MA

1 points above the state reference

#4

Monument Beach, MA

1 points above the state reference

#5

North Falmouth, MA

1 points above the state reference

#6

North Westport, MA

1 points above the state reference

#7

Onset, MA

1 points above the state reference

#8

Pocasset, MA

1 points above the state reference

#9

Wareham, MA

1 points above the state reference

#10

Wareham Center, MA

1 points above the state reference

#11

West Falmouth, MA

1 points above the state reference

#12

West Wareham, MA

1 points above the state reference

#13

Weweantic, MA

1 points above the state reference

#14

White Island Shores, MA

1 points above the state reference

#15

Beverly, MA

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#16

Boston, MA

at the state reference

#17

Chelsea, MA

at the state reference

#18

East Falmouth, MA

at the state reference

#19

Fall River, MA

at the state reference

#20

Lawrence, MA

at the state reference

#21

Lynn, MA

at the state reference

#22

Mashpee Neck, MA

at the state reference

#23

Mattapoisett Center, MA

at the state reference

#24

Methuen Town, MA

at the state reference

#25

Monomoscoy Island, MA

at the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across135/135 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.