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Calais vs South Portland, ME

Calais currently scores 1 points higher overall than South Portland, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Calais

34/100

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South 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

Calais: 34/100 · South Portland: 33/100

Calais is 1 points higher.

Flood

Calais: 25/100 · South Portland: 39/100

South Portland is 14 points higher.

Calais: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Calais: 16/100 · South Portland: 20/100

South Portland is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Calais: 4/100 · South Portland: 4/100

No gap.

Calais: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Calais: 0/100 · South Portland: 0/100

No gap.

Calais: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Calais: 25/100 · South Portland: 31/100

South Portland is 6 points higher.

Calais: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Calais: 99/100 · South Portland: 99/100

No gap.

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

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

Wildfire

Calais: 40/100 · South Portland: 9/100

Calais is 31 points higher.

Calais: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Calais: 27/100 · South Portland: 26/100

Calais is 1 points higher.

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

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