City vs city
Newton vs Watertown Town, MA
Watertown Town currently scores 6 points higher overall than Newton, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Newton: 32/100 · Watertown Town: 38/100
Watertown Town is 6 points higher.
Flood
Newton: 38/100 · Watertown Town: 30/100
Newton is 8 points higher.
Newton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Watertown Town: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Newton: 27/100 · Watertown Town: 27/100
No gap.
Newton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Watertown Town: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Newton: 9/100 · Watertown Town: 10/100
Watertown Town is 1 points higher.
Newton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Watertown Town: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Newton: 8/100 · Watertown Town: 8/100
No gap.
Newton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown Town: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Newton: 50/100 · Watertown Town: 58/100
Watertown Town is 8 points higher.
Newton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Watertown Town: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Newton: Unavailable · Watertown Town: 82/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Newton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Watertown Town: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Newton: 64/100 · Watertown Town: 65/100
Watertown Town is 1 points higher.
Newton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Watertown Town: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Newton: 26/100 · Watertown Town: 26/100
No gap.
Newton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Watertown Town: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.