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City vs city

Bangor vs Belfast, ME

Belfast currently scores 8 points higher overall than Bangor, with the largest gap in flood.

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Bangor

24/100

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Belfast

32/100

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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

Bangor: 24/100 · Belfast: 32/100

Belfast is 8 points higher.

Flood

Bangor: 37/100 · Belfast: 24/100

Bangor is 13 points higher.

Bangor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Belfast: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bangor: 17/100 · Belfast: 18/100

Belfast is 1 points higher.

Bangor: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Belfast: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Bangor: 5/100 · Belfast: 5/100

No gap.

Bangor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Belfast: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bangor: 0/100 · Belfast: 0/100

No gap.

Bangor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Belfast: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bangor: 5/100 · Belfast: 1/100

Bangor is 4 points higher.

Bangor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Belfast: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bangor: Unavailable · Belfast: 96/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Bangor: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Belfast: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Bangor: 59/100 · Belfast: 57/100

Bangor is 2 points higher.

Bangor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Belfast: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bangor: 21/100 · Belfast: 22/100

Belfast is 1 points higher.

Bangor: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Belfast: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.