City vs city
Housatonic vs Westfield, MA
Westfield currently scores 10 points higher overall than Housatonic, 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
Housatonic: 26/100 · Westfield: 36/100
Westfield is 10 points higher.
Flood
Housatonic: Unavailable · Westfield: 42/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Housatonic: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Westfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Housatonic: 20/100 · Westfield: 22/100
Westfield is 2 points higher.
Housatonic: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Westfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Housatonic: 17/100 · Westfield: 9/100
Housatonic is 8 points higher.
Housatonic: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Westfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Housatonic: 4/100 · Westfield: 27/100
Westfield is 23 points higher.
Housatonic: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Housatonic: 58/100 · Westfield: 64/100
Westfield is 6 points higher.
Housatonic: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Westfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Housatonic: Unavailable · Westfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Housatonic: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Westfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Housatonic: 57/100 · Westfield: 62/100
Westfield is 5 points higher.
Housatonic: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Westfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Housatonic: 26/100 · Westfield: 24/100
Housatonic is 2 points higher.
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.
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.