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Bangor vs Cumberland Center, ME

Cumberland Center currently scores 10 points higher overall than Bangor, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Bangor

24/100

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Cumberland Center

34/100

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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 · Cumberland Center: 34/100

Cumberland Center is 10 points higher.

Flood

Bangor: 37/100 · Cumberland Center: 26/100

Bangor is 11 points higher.

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

Cumberland Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bangor: 17/100 · Cumberland Center: 19/100

Cumberland Center is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bangor: 5/100 · Cumberland Center: 5/100

No gap.

Bangor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Cumberland Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bangor: 0/100 · Cumberland Center: 0/100

No gap.

Bangor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Cumberland Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bangor: 5/100 · Cumberland Center: 25/100

Cumberland Center is 20 points higher.

Bangor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Cumberland Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bangor: Unavailable · Cumberland Center: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bangor: 59/100 · Cumberland Center: 37/100

Bangor is 22 points higher.

Bangor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Cumberland Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bangor: 21/100 · Cumberland Center: 27/100

Cumberland Center is 6 points higher.

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

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