City vs city
Lowell vs Northwest Harwich, MA
Northwest Harwich currently scores 11 points higher overall than Lowell, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Northwest Harwich: 32/100
Northwest Harwich is 11 points higher.
Flood
Lowell: 0/100 · Northwest Harwich: 43/100
Northwest Harwich is 43 points higher.
Lowell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Northwest Harwich: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lowell: 24/100 · Northwest Harwich: 37/100
Northwest Harwich is 13 points higher.
Lowell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Northwest Harwich: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lowell: 8/100 · Northwest Harwich: 9/100
Northwest Harwich is 1 points higher.
Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Northwest Harwich: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lowell: 0/100 · Northwest Harwich: 0/100
No gap.
Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwest Harwich: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lowell: 16/100 · Northwest Harwich: 7/100
Lowell is 9 points higher.
Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Northwest Harwich: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lowell: Unavailable · Northwest Harwich: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lowell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Northwest Harwich: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lowell: 57/100 · Northwest Harwich: 6/100
Lowell is 51 points higher.
Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Northwest Harwich: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Lowell: 22/100 · Northwest Harwich: 26/100
Northwest Harwich is 4 points higher.
Lowell: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Northwest Harwich: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.