City vs city
Northampton vs South Deerfield, MA
Northampton currently scores 10 points higher overall than South Deerfield, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
Northampton: 29/100 · South Deerfield: 19/100
Northampton is 10 points higher.
Flood
Northampton: Unavailable · South Deerfield: 6/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Northampton: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
South Deerfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Northampton: 22/100 · South Deerfield: 21/100
Northampton is 1 points higher.
Northampton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Deerfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Northampton: 9/100 · South Deerfield: 8/100
Northampton is 1 points higher.
Northampton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Deerfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Northampton: 65/100 · South Deerfield: 15/100
Northampton is 50 points higher.
Northampton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Deerfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Northampton: 43/100 · South Deerfield: 19/100
Northampton is 24 points higher.
Northampton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Deerfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Northampton: Unavailable · South Deerfield: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Northampton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Deerfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Northampton: 40/100 · South Deerfield: 38/100
Northampton is 2 points higher.
Northampton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Deerfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Northampton: 24/100 · South Deerfield: 27/100
South Deerfield is 3 points higher.
Northampton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Deerfield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.