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Biddeford vs Brewer, ME

Brewer currently scores 6 points higher overall than Biddeford, with the largest gap in flood.

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Biddeford

32/100

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Brewer

38/100

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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

Biddeford: 32/100 · Brewer: 38/100

Brewer is 6 points higher.

Flood

Biddeford: 20/100 · Brewer: 38/100

Brewer is 18 points higher.

Biddeford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Biddeford: 21/100 · Brewer: 17/100

Biddeford is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Biddeford: 4/100 · Brewer: 5/100

Brewer is 1 points higher.

Biddeford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Brewer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Biddeford: 0/100 · Brewer: 0/100

No gap.

Biddeford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brewer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Biddeford: 12/100 · Brewer: 29/100

Brewer is 17 points higher.

Biddeford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Brewer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Biddeford: 95/100 · Brewer: 99/100

Brewer is 4 points higher.

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

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

Wildfire

Biddeford: 46/100 · Brewer: 60/100

Brewer is 14 points higher.

Biddeford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Brewer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Biddeford: 26/100 · Brewer: 21/100

Biddeford is 5 points higher.

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

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