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Malden vs Pembroke, MA

Malden currently scores 9 points higher overall than Pembroke, with the largest gap in hail.

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Malden

38/100

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Pembroke

29/100

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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 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 · Pembroke: 29/100

Malden is 9 points higher.

Flood

Malden: 39/100 · Pembroke: 44/100

Pembroke is 5 points higher.

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

Pembroke: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Malden: 27/100 · Pembroke: 32/100

Pembroke is 5 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Malden: 10/100 · Pembroke: 12/100

Pembroke is 2 points higher.

Malden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pembroke: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Malden: 0/100 · Pembroke: 8/100

Pembroke is 8 points higher.

Malden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pembroke: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Malden: 37/100 · Pembroke: 24/100

Malden is 13 points higher.

Malden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pembroke: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Malden: 69/100 · Pembroke: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Malden: 57/100 · Pembroke: 58/100

Pembroke is 1 points higher.

Malden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pembroke: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Malden: 26/100 · Pembroke: 27/100

Pembroke is 1 points higher.

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.

Pembroke: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.