City vs city
Medford vs Somerville, MA
Somerville 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 · Somerville: 38/100
Somerville is 7 points higher.
Flood
Medford: 35/100 · Somerville: 30/100
Medford is 5 points higher.
Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Somerville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Medford: 26/100 · Somerville: 27/100
Somerville is 1 points higher.
Medford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Somerville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Medford: 9/100 · Somerville: 10/100
Somerville is 1 points higher.
Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Somerville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Medford: 0/100 · Somerville: 8/100
Somerville is 8 points higher.
Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Somerville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Medford: 27/100 · Somerville: 58/100
Somerville is 31 points higher.
Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Somerville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Medford: Unavailable · Somerville: 82/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Medford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Somerville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Medford: 62/100 · Somerville: 65/100
Somerville is 3 points higher.
Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Somerville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Medford: 26/100 · Somerville: 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.
Somerville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.