City vs city
Portland vs Sanford, ME
Portland currently scores 8 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
Portland: 33/100 · Sanford: 25/100
Portland is 8 points higher.
Flood
Portland: 39/100 · Sanford: 24/100
Portland is 15 points higher.
Portland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Sanford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Portland: 20/100 · Sanford: 20/100
No gap.
Portland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sanford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Portland: 4/100 · Sanford: 7/100
Sanford is 3 points higher.
Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sanford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Portland: 0/100 · Sanford: 15/100
Sanford is 15 points higher.
Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Portland: 31/100 · Sanford: 26/100
Portland is 5 points higher.
Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sanford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Portland: 99/100 · Sanford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Portland: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Sanford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Portland: 9/100 · Sanford: 58/100
Sanford is 49 points higher.
Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sanford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Portland: 26/100 · Sanford: 24/100
Portland is 2 points higher.
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.
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.