City vs city
Whitinsville vs Worcester, MA
Worcester currently scores 1 points higher overall than Whitinsville, 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
Whitinsville: 23/100 · Worcester: 24/100
Worcester is 1 points higher.
Flood
Whitinsville: 36/100 · Worcester: 30/100
Whitinsville is 6 points higher.
Whitinsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Worcester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Whitinsville: 27/100 · Worcester: 25/100
Whitinsville is 2 points higher.
Whitinsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Worcester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Whitinsville: 10/100 · Worcester: 8/100
Whitinsville is 2 points higher.
Whitinsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Worcester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Whitinsville: 8/100 · Worcester: 31/100
Worcester is 23 points higher.
Whitinsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Worcester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Whitinsville: 14/100 · Worcester: 30/100
Worcester is 16 points higher.
Whitinsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Worcester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Whitinsville: Unavailable · Worcester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Whitinsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Worcester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Whitinsville: 42/100 · Worcester: 17/100
Whitinsville is 25 points higher.
Whitinsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Worcester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Whitinsville: 26/100 · Worcester: 27/100
Worcester is 1 points higher.
Whitinsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Worcester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.