City vs city
Lowell vs Monument Beach, MA
Monument Beach currently scores 16 points higher overall than Lowell, with the largest gap in flood.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Lowell: 21/100 · Monument Beach: 37/100
Monument Beach is 16 points higher.
Flood
Lowell: 0/100 · Monument Beach: 58/100
Monument Beach is 58 points higher.
Lowell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Monument Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lowell: 24/100 · Monument Beach: 36/100
Monument Beach is 12 points higher.
Lowell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monument Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lowell: 8/100 · Monument Beach: 13/100
Monument Beach is 5 points higher.
Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monument Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lowell: 0/100 · Monument Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monument Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lowell: 16/100 · Monument Beach: 13/100
Lowell is 3 points higher.
Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monument Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lowell: Unavailable · Monument Beach: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lowell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Monument Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lowell: 57/100 · Monument Beach: 12/100
Lowell is 45 points higher.
Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monument Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lowell: 22/100 · Monument Beach: 27/100
Monument Beach is 5 points higher.
Lowell: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Monument Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.