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Bangor vs Sanford, ME

Sanford currently scores 1 points higher overall than Bangor, with the largest gap in hail.

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Bangor

24/100

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Sanford

25/100

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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 · Sanford: 25/100

Sanford is 1 points higher.

Flood

Bangor: 37/100 · Sanford: 24/100

Bangor is 13 points higher.

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

Sanford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bangor: 17/100 · Sanford: 20/100

Sanford is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Bangor: 5/100 · Sanford: 7/100

Sanford is 2 points higher.

Bangor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sanford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bangor: 0/100 · Sanford: 15/100

Sanford is 15 points higher.

Bangor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sanford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bangor: 5/100 · Sanford: 26/100

Sanford is 21 points higher.

Bangor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sanford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bangor: Unavailable · Sanford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bangor: 59/100 · Sanford: 58/100

Bangor is 1 points higher.

Bangor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sanford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bangor: 21/100 · Sanford: 24/100

Sanford is 3 points higher.

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

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