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Chisholm vs South Portland, ME

South Portland currently scores 11 points higher overall than Chisholm, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Chisholm

22/100

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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

Chisholm: 22/100 · South Portland: 33/100

South Portland is 11 points higher.

Flood

Chisholm: 23/100 · South Portland: 39/100

South Portland is 16 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Chisholm: 17/100 · South Portland: 20/100

South Portland is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Chisholm: 9/100 · South Portland: 4/100

Chisholm is 5 points higher.

Chisholm: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Chisholm: 0/100 · South Portland: 0/100

No gap.

Chisholm: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Chisholm: 19/100 · South Portland: 31/100

South Portland is 12 points higher.

Chisholm: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Chisholm: Unavailable · South Portland: 99/100

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Chisholm: 38/100 · South Portland: 9/100

Chisholm is 29 points higher.

Chisholm: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Chisholm: 24/100 · South Portland: 26/100

South Portland is 2 points higher.

Chisholm: 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.