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Lowell vs Quincy, MA

Quincy currently scores 23 points higher overall than Lowell, with the largest gap in flood.

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Lowell

21/100

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Quincy

44/100

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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 · Quincy: 44/100

Quincy is 23 points higher.

Flood

Lowell: 0/100 · Quincy: 43/100

Quincy is 43 points higher.

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

Quincy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Lowell: 24/100 · Quincy: 29/100

Quincy is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Lowell: 8/100 · Quincy: 11/100

Quincy is 3 points higher.

Lowell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Quincy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Lowell: 0/100 · Quincy: 0/100

No gap.

Lowell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Quincy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Lowell: 16/100 · Quincy: 40/100

Quincy is 24 points higher.

Lowell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Quincy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Lowell: Unavailable · Quincy: 98/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

Quincy: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Lowell: 57/100 · Quincy: 62/100

Quincy is 5 points higher.

Lowell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Quincy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Lowell: 22/100 · Quincy: 26/100

Quincy is 4 points higher.

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

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