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Bangor vs Bethel, ME

Bangor currently scores 4 points higher overall than Bethel, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Bangor

24/100

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Bethel

20/100

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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 · Bethel: 20/100

Bangor is 4 points higher.

Flood

Bangor: 37/100 · Bethel: 28/100

Bangor is 9 points higher.

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

Bethel: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bangor: 17/100 · Bethel: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Bangor: 5/100 · Bethel: 9/100

Bethel is 4 points higher.

Bangor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Bethel: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bangor: 0/100 · Bethel: 12/100

Bethel is 12 points higher.

Bangor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Bethel: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bangor: 5/100 · Bethel: 13/100

Bethel is 8 points higher.

Bangor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Bethel: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bangor: Unavailable · Bethel: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bangor: 59/100 · Bethel: 34/100

Bangor is 25 points higher.

Bangor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Bethel: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bangor: 21/100 · Bethel: 27/100

Bethel is 6 points higher.

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

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