City vs city
Quincy vs Somerville, MA
Quincy currently scores 6 points higher overall than Somerville, 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
Quincy: 44/100 · Somerville: 38/100
Quincy is 6 points higher.
Flood
Quincy: 43/100 · Somerville: 30/100
Quincy is 13 points higher.
Quincy: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Somerville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Quincy: 29/100 · Somerville: 27/100
Quincy is 2 points higher.
Quincy: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Somerville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Quincy: 11/100 · Somerville: 10/100
Quincy is 1 points higher.
Quincy: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Somerville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Quincy: 0/100 · Somerville: 8/100
Somerville is 8 points higher.
Quincy: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Somerville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Quincy: 40/100 · Somerville: 58/100
Somerville is 18 points higher.
Quincy: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Somerville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Quincy: 98/100 · Somerville: 82/100
Quincy is 16 points higher.
Quincy: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Somerville: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Quincy: 62/100 · Somerville: 65/100
Somerville is 3 points higher.
Quincy: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Somerville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Quincy: 26/100 · Somerville: 26/100
No gap.
Quincy: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Somerville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.