City vs city
Belfast vs Portland, ME
Portland currently scores 1 points higher overall than Belfast, with the largest gap in wildfire.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
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
Belfast: 32/100 · Portland: 33/100
Portland is 1 points higher.
Flood
Belfast: 24/100 · Portland: 39/100
Portland is 15 points higher.
Belfast: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Portland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Belfast: 18/100 · Portland: 20/100
Portland is 2 points higher.
Belfast: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Portland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Belfast: 5/100 · Portland: 4/100
Belfast is 1 points higher.
Belfast: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Belfast: 0/100 · Portland: 0/100
No gap.
Belfast: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Belfast: 1/100 · Portland: 31/100
Portland is 30 points higher.
Belfast: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Belfast: 96/100 · Portland: 99/100
Portland is 3 points higher.
Belfast: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Portland: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Belfast: 57/100 · Portland: 9/100
Belfast is 48 points higher.
Belfast: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Belfast: 22/100 · Portland: 26/100
Portland is 4 points higher.
Belfast: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Portland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.