City vs city
Lake Arrowhead vs Steep Falls, ME
Lake Arrowhead currently scores 5 points higher overall than Steep Falls, with the largest gap in hail.
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 · Steep Falls: 25/100
Lake Arrowhead is 5 points higher.
Flood
Lake Arrowhead: 24/100 · Steep Falls: 27/100
Steep Falls is 3 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Steep Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Arrowhead: 19/100 · Steep Falls: 19/100
No gap.
Lake Arrowhead: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Steep Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Arrowhead: 8/100 · Steep Falls: 8/100
No gap.
Lake Arrowhead: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Steep Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Arrowhead: 0/100 · Steep Falls: 0/100
No gap.
Lake Arrowhead: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Steep Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Arrowhead: 40/100 · Steep Falls: 11/100
Lake Arrowhead is 29 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Steep Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Arrowhead: Unavailable · Steep Falls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Arrowhead: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Steep Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Arrowhead: 62/100 · Steep Falls: 58/100
Lake Arrowhead is 4 points higher.
Lake Arrowhead: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Steep Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Arrowhead: 26/100 · Steep Falls: 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.
Steep Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.