City vs city
Lake Arrowhead vs South Portland, ME
South Portland currently scores 3 points higher overall than Lake Arrowhead, 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
Lake Arrowhead: 30/100 · South Portland: 33/100
South Portland is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lake Arrowhead: 24/100 · South Portland: 39/100
South Portland is 15 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
South Portland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Arrowhead: 19/100 · South Portland: 20/100
South Portland is 1 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Portland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Arrowhead: 8/100 · South Portland: 4/100
Lake Arrowhead is 4 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Arrowhead: 0/100 · South Portland: 0/100
No gap.
Lake Arrowhead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Arrowhead: 40/100 · South Portland: 31/100
Lake Arrowhead is 9 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Arrowhead: Unavailable · South Portland: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Arrowhead: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Portland: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Lake Arrowhead: 62/100 · South Portland: 9/100
Lake Arrowhead is 53 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Arrowhead: 26/100 · South Portland: 26/100
No gap.
Lake Arrowhead: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
South Portland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.