City vs city
Wakefield vs Wellesley, MA
Wakefield currently scores 6 points higher overall than Wellesley, 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 · Wellesley: 32/100
Wakefield is 6 points higher.
Flood
Wakefield: 39/100 · Wellesley: 42/100
Wellesley is 3 points higher.
Wakefield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wellesley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Wakefield: 27/100 · Wellesley: 26/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Wakefield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wellesley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Wakefield: 10/100 · Wellesley: 9/100
Wakefield is 1 points higher.
Wakefield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wellesley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Wakefield: 0/100 · Wellesley: 0/100
No gap.
Wakefield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wellesley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Wakefield: 37/100 · Wellesley: 27/100
Wakefield is 10 points higher.
Wakefield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wellesley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Wakefield: 69/100 · Wellesley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Wakefield: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wellesley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Wakefield: 57/100 · Wellesley: 64/100
Wellesley is 7 points higher.
Wakefield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wellesley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Wakefield: 26/100 · Wellesley: 24/100
Wakefield is 2 points higher.
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.
Wellesley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.