City vs city
Cousins Island vs Sanford, ME
Cousins Island currently scores 11 points higher overall than Sanford, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Cousins Island: 36/100 · Sanford: 25/100
Cousins Island is 11 points higher.
Flood
Cousins Island: 46/100 · Sanford: 24/100
Cousins Island is 22 points higher.
Cousins Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Sanford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cousins Island: 20/100 · Sanford: 20/100
No gap.
Cousins Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sanford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cousins Island: 4/100 · Sanford: 7/100
Sanford is 3 points higher.
Cousins Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sanford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cousins Island: 0/100 · Sanford: 15/100
Sanford is 15 points higher.
Cousins Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cousins Island: 12/100 · Sanford: 26/100
Sanford is 14 points higher.
Cousins Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cousins Island: 99/100 · Sanford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cousins Island: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sanford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cousins Island: 47/100 · Sanford: 58/100
Sanford is 11 points higher.
Cousins Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sanford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cousins Island: 26/100 · Sanford: 24/100
Cousins Island is 2 points higher.
Cousins Island: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sanford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.