City vs city
Monument Beach vs New Bedford, MA
New Bedford currently scores 2 points higher overall than Monument Beach, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 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
Monument Beach: 37/100 · New Bedford: 39/100
New Bedford is 2 points higher.
Flood
Monument Beach: 58/100 · New Bedford: 41/100
Monument Beach is 17 points higher.
Monument Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
New Bedford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Monument Beach: 36/100 · New Bedford: 36/100
No gap.
Monument Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Bedford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Monument Beach: 13/100 · New Bedford: 10/100
Monument Beach is 3 points higher.
Monument Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Bedford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Monument Beach: 0/100 · New Bedford: 4/100
New Bedford is 4 points higher.
Monument Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Bedford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Monument Beach: 13/100 · New Bedford: 45/100
New Bedford is 32 points higher.
Monument Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Bedford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Monument Beach: 99/100 · New Bedford: 96/100
Monument Beach is 3 points higher.
Monument Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Bedford: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Monument Beach: 12/100 · New Bedford: 48/100
New Bedford is 36 points higher.
Monument Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Bedford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Monument Beach: 27/100 · New Bedford: 28/100
New Bedford is 1 points higher.
Monument Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Bedford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.