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Medford vs Pinehurst, MA

Medford currently scores 1 points higher overall than Pinehurst, with the largest gap in tornado.

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Medford

31/100

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Pinehurst

30/100

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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

Medford: 31/100 · Pinehurst: 30/100

Medford is 1 points higher.

Flood

Medford: 35/100 · Pinehurst: 46/100

Pinehurst is 11 points higher.

Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Pinehurst: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Medford: 26/100 · Pinehurst: 25/100

Medford is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Medford: 9/100 · Pinehurst: 8/100

Medford is 1 points higher.

Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Pinehurst: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Medford: 0/100 · Pinehurst: 23/100

Pinehurst is 23 points higher.

Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pinehurst: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Medford: 27/100 · Pinehurst: 29/100

Pinehurst is 2 points higher.

Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Pinehurst: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Medford: Unavailable · Pinehurst: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Medford: 62/100 · Pinehurst: 60/100

Medford is 2 points higher.

Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Pinehurst: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Medford: 26/100 · Pinehurst: 22/100

Medford is 4 points higher.

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

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