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Brewer vs Portland, ME

Brewer currently scores 5 points higher overall than Portland, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Brewer

38/100

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Portland

33/100

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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

Brewer: 38/100 · Portland: 33/100

Brewer is 5 points higher.

Flood

Brewer: 38/100 · Portland: 39/100

Portland is 1 points higher.

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

Portland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Brewer: 17/100 · Portland: 20/100

Portland is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Brewer: 5/100 · Portland: 4/100

Brewer is 1 points higher.

Brewer: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Brewer: 0/100 · Portland: 0/100

No gap.

Brewer: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Brewer: 29/100 · Portland: 31/100

Portland is 2 points higher.

Brewer: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Brewer: 99/100 · Portland: 99/100

No gap.

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

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

Wildfire

Brewer: 60/100 · Portland: 9/100

Brewer is 51 points higher.

Brewer: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Brewer: 21/100 · Portland: 26/100

Portland is 5 points higher.

Brewer: 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.