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Highest risk cities in Massachusetts

Highest wildfire risk cities in Massachusetts

Ranked city list for long-term wildfire hazard potential, based on 135/135 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Wildfire score

61/100

Updated Sat, Oct 10, 12:09 AM.

135/135 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wildfire score from 135 evaluated locations.

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#1

Brockton, MA

7 points above the state reference

#2

Cambridge, MA

4 points above the state reference

#3

Millis-Clicquot, MA

4 points above the state reference

#4

Somerville, MA

4 points above the state reference

#5

Watertown Town, MA

4 points above the state reference

#6

Cochituate, MA

3 points above the state reference

#7

Monson Center, MA

3 points above the state reference

#8

Newton, MA

3 points above the state reference

#9

Waltham, MA

3 points above the state reference

#10

Wellesley, MA

3 points above the state reference

#11

Chicopee, MA

2 points above the state reference

#12

Framingham, MA

2 points above the state reference

#13

Norton Center, MA

2 points above the state reference

#14

Springfield, MA

2 points above the state reference

#15

Hanscom AFB, MA

1 points above the state reference

#16

Medford, MA

1 points above the state reference

#17

Quincy, MA

1 points above the state reference

#18

Westfield, MA

1 points above the state reference

#19

Woburn, MA

1 points above the state reference

#20

Cordaville, MA

at the state reference

#21

Marlborough, MA

at the state reference

#22

West Concord, MA

at the state reference

#23

East Taunton, MA

1 points below the state reference

#24

Holyoke, MA

1 points below the state reference

#25

Middleborough Center, MA

1 points below 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.