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Lowell vs Norton Center, MA

Norton Center currently scores 6 points higher overall than Lowell, with the largest gap in flood.

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Lowell

21/100

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Norton Center

27/100

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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 · Norton Center: 27/100

Norton Center is 6 points higher.

Flood

Lowell: 0/100 · Norton Center: 35/100

Norton Center is 35 points higher.

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

Norton Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lowell: 24/100 · Norton Center: 31/100

Norton Center is 7 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lowell: 8/100 · Norton Center: 11/100

Norton Center is 3 points higher.

Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Norton Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lowell: 0/100 · Norton Center: 8/100

Norton Center is 8 points higher.

Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Norton Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lowell: 16/100 · Norton Center: 16/100

No gap.

Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Norton Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lowell: Unavailable · Norton Center: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Lowell: 57/100 · Norton Center: 63/100

Norton Center is 6 points higher.

Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Norton Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lowell: 22/100 · Norton Center: 27/100

Norton Center is 5 points higher.

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

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