City vs city
Falmouth vs Sanford, ME
Falmouth currently scores 9 points higher overall than Sanford, 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 · Sanford: 25/100
Falmouth is 9 points higher.
Flood
Falmouth: 26/100 · Sanford: 24/100
Falmouth is 2 points higher.
Falmouth: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Sanford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Falmouth: 19/100 · Sanford: 20/100
Sanford is 1 points higher.
Falmouth: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sanford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Falmouth: 5/100 · Sanford: 7/100
Sanford is 2 points higher.
Falmouth: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sanford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Falmouth: 0/100 · Sanford: 15/100
Sanford is 15 points higher.
Falmouth: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Falmouth: 25/100 · Sanford: 26/100
Sanford is 1 points higher.
Falmouth: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Falmouth: 99/100 · Sanford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Falmouth: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sanford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Falmouth: 37/100 · Sanford: 58/100
Sanford is 21 points higher.
Falmouth: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sanford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Falmouth: 27/100 · Sanford: 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.
Sanford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.