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Lowell vs North Adams, MA

Lowell and North Adams are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in tornado.

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Lowell

21/100

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North Adams

21/100

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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 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 · North Adams: 21/100

No gap.

Flood

Lowell: 0/100 · North Adams: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Lowell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

North Adams: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Lowell: 24/100 · North Adams: 19/100

Lowell is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lowell: 8/100 · North Adams: 19/100

North Adams is 11 points higher.

Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

North Adams: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lowell: 0/100 · North Adams: 23/100

North Adams is 23 points higher.

Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

North Adams: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lowell: 16/100 · North Adams: 28/100

North Adams is 12 points higher.

Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

North Adams: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lowell: Unavailable · North Adams: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lowell: 57/100 · North Adams: 34/100

Lowell is 23 points higher.

Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

North Adams: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lowell: 22/100 · North Adams: 26/100

North Adams is 4 points higher.

Lowell: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

North Adams: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.