City vs city
Monument Beach vs Worcester, MA
Monument Beach currently scores 3 points higher overall than Worcester, 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 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 · Worcester: 34/100
Monument Beach is 3 points higher.
Flood
Monument Beach: 58/100 · Worcester: 39/100
Monument Beach is 19 points higher.
Monument Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Worcester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Monument Beach: 36/100 · Worcester: 25/100
Monument Beach is 11 points higher.
Monument Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Worcester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Monument Beach: 13/100 · Worcester: 8/100
Monument Beach is 5 points higher.
Monument Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Worcester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Monument Beach: 0/100 · Worcester: 8/100
Worcester is 8 points higher.
Monument Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Worcester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Monument Beach: 13/100 · Worcester: 78/100
Worcester is 65 points higher.
Monument Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Worcester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Monument Beach: 99/100 · Worcester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Monument Beach: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Worcester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Monument Beach: 12/100 · Worcester: 56/100
Worcester is 44 points higher.
Monument Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Worcester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Monument Beach: 27/100 · Worcester: 27/100
No gap.
Monument Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Worcester: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.