City vs city
Malden vs Medford, MA
Malden currently scores 7 points higher overall than Medford, with the largest gap in hail.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Malden: 38/100 · Medford: 31/100
Malden is 7 points higher.
Flood
Malden: 39/100 · Medford: 35/100
Malden is 4 points higher.
Malden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Malden: 27/100 · Medford: 26/100
Malden is 1 points higher.
Malden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Malden: 10/100 · Medford: 9/100
Malden is 1 points higher.
Malden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Malden: 0/100 · Medford: 0/100
No gap.
Malden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Malden: 37/100 · Medford: 27/100
Malden is 10 points higher.
Malden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Malden: 69/100 · Medford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Malden: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Medford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Malden: 57/100 · Medford: 62/100
Medford is 5 points higher.
Malden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Malden: 26/100 · Medford: 26/100
No gap.
Malden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Medford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.