City vs city
Northwest Harwich vs Wakefield, MA
Wakefield currently scores 6 points higher overall than Northwest Harwich, 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 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
Northwest Harwich: 32/100 · Wakefield: 38/100
Wakefield is 6 points higher.
Flood
Northwest Harwich: 43/100 · Wakefield: 39/100
Northwest Harwich is 4 points higher.
Northwest Harwich: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Wakefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Northwest Harwich: 37/100 · Wakefield: 27/100
Northwest Harwich is 10 points higher.
Northwest Harwich: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Northwest Harwich: 9/100 · Wakefield: 10/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Northwest Harwich: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wakefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Northwest Harwich: 0/100 · Wakefield: 0/100
No gap.
Northwest Harwich: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Northwest Harwich: 7/100 · Wakefield: 37/100
Wakefield is 30 points higher.
Northwest Harwich: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wakefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Northwest Harwich: 97/100 · Wakefield: 69/100
Northwest Harwich is 28 points higher.
Northwest Harwich: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wakefield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Northwest Harwich: 6/100 · Wakefield: 57/100
Wakefield is 51 points higher.
Northwest Harwich: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wakefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Northwest Harwich: 26/100 · Wakefield: 26/100
No gap.
Northwest Harwich: 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.