City vs city
Holyoke vs Northampton, MA
Holyoke currently scores 4 points higher overall than Northampton, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Holyoke: 33/100 · Northampton: 29/100
Holyoke is 4 points higher.
Flood
Holyoke: 13/100 · Northampton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Holyoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Northampton: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Holyoke: 22/100 · Northampton: 22/100
No gap.
Holyoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northampton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Holyoke: 9/100 · Northampton: 9/100
No gap.
Holyoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northampton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Holyoke: 23/100 · Northampton: 65/100
Northampton is 42 points higher.
Holyoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northampton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Holyoke: 82/100 · Northampton: 43/100
Holyoke is 39 points higher.
Holyoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northampton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Holyoke: Unavailable · Northampton: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Holyoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Northampton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Holyoke: 60/100 · Northampton: 40/100
Holyoke is 20 points higher.
Holyoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northampton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Holyoke: 23/100 · Northampton: 24/100
Northampton is 1 points higher.
Holyoke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Northampton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.