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City vs city

Bangor vs South Paris, ME

Bangor and South Paris are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.

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Bangor

24/100

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South Paris

24/100

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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 · South Paris: 24/100

No gap.

Flood

Bangor: 37/100 · South Paris: 27/100

Bangor is 10 points higher.

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

South Paris: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Bangor: 17/100 · South Paris: 17/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Bangor: 5/100 · South Paris: 10/100

South Paris is 5 points higher.

Bangor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Paris: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bangor: 0/100 · South Paris: 8/100

South Paris is 8 points higher.

Bangor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Paris: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bangor: 5/100 · South Paris: 27/100

South Paris is 22 points higher.

Bangor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Paris: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bangor: Unavailable · South Paris: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bangor: 59/100 · South Paris: 56/100

Bangor is 3 points higher.

Bangor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Paris: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bangor: 21/100 · South Paris: 26/100

South Paris is 5 points higher.

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

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