City vs city
Wakefield vs Waltham, MA
Wakefield currently scores 6 points higher overall than Waltham, 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 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
Wakefield: 38/100 · Waltham: 32/100
Wakefield is 6 points higher.
Flood
Wakefield: 39/100 · Waltham: 38/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Wakefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Waltham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Wakefield: 27/100 · Waltham: 27/100
No gap.
Wakefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Waltham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Wakefield: 10/100 · Waltham: 9/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Wakefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Waltham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Wakefield: 0/100 · Waltham: 8/100
Waltham is 8 points higher.
Wakefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waltham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Wakefield: 37/100 · Waltham: 50/100
Waltham is 13 points higher.
Wakefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Waltham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Wakefield: 69/100 · Waltham: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Wakefield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Waltham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Wakefield: 57/100 · Waltham: 64/100
Waltham is 7 points higher.
Wakefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Waltham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Wakefield: 26/100 · Waltham: 26/100
No gap.
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.
Waltham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.