City vs city
Augusta vs Gardiner, ME
Gardiner currently scores 5 points higher overall than Augusta, 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
Augusta: 25/100 · Gardiner: 30/100
Gardiner is 5 points higher.
Flood
Augusta: 27/100 · Gardiner: 25/100
Augusta is 2 points higher.
Augusta: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Gardiner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Augusta: 18/100 · Gardiner: 18/100
No gap.
Augusta: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gardiner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Augusta: 8/100 · Gardiner: 8/100
No gap.
Augusta: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gardiner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Augusta: 8/100 · Gardiner: 8/100
No gap.
Augusta: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardiner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Augusta: 27/100 · Gardiner: 5/100
Augusta is 22 points higher.
Augusta: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardiner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Augusta: Unavailable · Gardiner: 95/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Augusta: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gardiner: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Augusta: 60/100 · Gardiner: 58/100
Augusta is 2 points higher.
Augusta: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gardiner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Augusta: 24/100 · Gardiner: 24/100
No gap.
Augusta: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Gardiner: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.