City vs city
Housatonic vs Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield currently scores 2 points higher overall than Housatonic, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Housatonic: 26/100 · Pittsfield: 28/100
Pittsfield is 2 points higher.
Flood
Housatonic: Unavailable · Pittsfield: 0/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Housatonic: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Pittsfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Housatonic: 20/100 · Pittsfield: 20/100
No gap.
Housatonic: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pittsfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Housatonic: 17/100 · Pittsfield: 17/100
No gap.
Housatonic: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pittsfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Housatonic: 4/100 · Pittsfield: 4/100
No gap.
Housatonic: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pittsfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Housatonic: 58/100 · Pittsfield: 69/100
Pittsfield is 11 points higher.
Housatonic: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pittsfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Housatonic: Unavailable · Pittsfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Housatonic: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pittsfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Housatonic: 57/100 · Pittsfield: 57/100
No gap.
Housatonic: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pittsfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Housatonic: 26/100 · Pittsfield: 26/100
No gap.
Housatonic: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pittsfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.