City vs city
Northampton vs Wakefield, MA
Wakefield currently scores 9 points higher overall than Northampton, 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 · Wakefield: 38/100
Wakefield is 9 points higher.
Flood
Northampton: Unavailable · Wakefield: 39/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Northampton: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wakefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Northampton: 22/100 · Wakefield: 27/100
Wakefield is 5 points higher.
Northampton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Northampton: 9/100 · Wakefield: 10/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Northampton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Northampton: 65/100 · Wakefield: 0/100
Northampton is 65 points higher.
Northampton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Northampton: 43/100 · Wakefield: 37/100
Northampton is 6 points higher.
Northampton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Northampton: Unavailable · Wakefield: 69/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Northampton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wakefield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Northampton: 40/100 · Wakefield: 57/100
Wakefield is 17 points higher.
Northampton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wakefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Northampton: 24/100 · Wakefield: 26/100
Wakefield is 2 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.
Wakefield: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.