City vs city
Falmouth vs Gardiner, ME
Falmouth currently scores 4 points higher overall than Gardiner, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Falmouth: 34/100 · Gardiner: 30/100
Falmouth is 4 points higher.
Flood
Falmouth: 26/100 · Gardiner: 25/100
Falmouth is 1 points higher.
Falmouth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Gardiner: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falmouth: 19/100 · Gardiner: 18/100
Falmouth is 1 points higher.
Falmouth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gardiner: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falmouth: 5/100 · Gardiner: 8/100
Gardiner is 3 points higher.
Falmouth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gardiner: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falmouth: 0/100 · Gardiner: 8/100
Gardiner is 8 points higher.
Falmouth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardiner: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falmouth: 25/100 · Gardiner: 5/100
Falmouth is 20 points higher.
Falmouth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gardiner: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falmouth: 99/100 · Gardiner: 95/100
Falmouth is 4 points higher.
Falmouth: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Gardiner: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Falmouth: 37/100 · Gardiner: 58/100
Gardiner is 21 points higher.
Falmouth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gardiner: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Falmouth: 27/100 · Gardiner: 24/100
Falmouth is 3 points higher.
Falmouth: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gardiner: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.