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Holyoke vs Westfield, MA

Westfield currently scores 3 points higher overall than Holyoke, with the largest gap in flood.

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Holyoke

33/100

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Westfield

36/100

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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 · Westfield: 36/100

Westfield is 3 points higher.

Flood

Holyoke: 13/100 · Westfield: 42/100

Westfield is 29 points higher.

Holyoke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Westfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Holyoke: 22/100 · Westfield: 22/100

No gap.

Holyoke: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Westfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Holyoke: 9/100 · Westfield: 9/100

No gap.

Holyoke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Westfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Holyoke: 23/100 · Westfield: 27/100

Westfield is 4 points higher.

Holyoke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Westfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Holyoke: 82/100 · Westfield: 64/100

Holyoke is 18 points higher.

Holyoke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Westfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Holyoke: Unavailable · Westfield: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Holyoke: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Westfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Holyoke: 60/100 · Westfield: 62/100

Westfield is 2 points higher.

Holyoke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Westfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Holyoke: 23/100 · Westfield: 24/100

Westfield 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.

Westfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.