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