City vs city
Kingston vs Methuen Town, MA
Methuen Town currently scores 6 points higher overall than Kingston, 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
Kingston: 29/100 · Methuen Town: 35/100
Methuen Town is 6 points higher.
Flood
Kingston: 41/100 · Methuen Town: 8/100
Kingston is 33 points higher.
Kingston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Methuen Town: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kingston: 33/100 · Methuen Town: 24/100
Kingston is 9 points higher.
Kingston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Methuen Town: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kingston: 12/100 · Methuen Town: 8/100
Kingston is 4 points higher.
Kingston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Methuen Town: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kingston: 0/100 · Methuen Town: 23/100
Methuen Town is 23 points higher.
Kingston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Methuen Town: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kingston: 4/100 · Methuen Town: 42/100
Methuen Town is 38 points higher.
Kingston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Methuen Town: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kingston: Unavailable · Methuen Town: 98/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kingston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Methuen Town: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Kingston: 57/100 · Methuen Town: 56/100
Kingston is 1 points higher.
Kingston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Methuen Town: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Kingston: 27/100 · Methuen Town: 20/100
Kingston is 7 points higher.
Kingston: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Methuen Town: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.