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Portland vs South Eliot, ME

Portland currently scores 6 points higher overall than South Eliot, with the largest gap in flood.

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Portland

33/100

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South Eliot

27/100

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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 · South Eliot: 27/100

Portland is 6 points higher.

Flood

Portland: 39/100 · South Eliot: 0/100

Portland is 39 points higher.

Portland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.

South Eliot: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Portland: 20/100 · South Eliot: 22/100

South Eliot is 2 points higher.

Portland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

South Eliot: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Portland: 4/100 · South Eliot: 6/100

South Eliot is 2 points higher.

Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Eliot: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Portland: 0/100 · South Eliot: 15/100

South Eliot is 15 points higher.

Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Eliot: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Portland: 31/100 · South Eliot: 10/100

Portland is 21 points higher.

Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

South Eliot: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Portland: 99/100 · South Eliot: 93/100

Portland is 6 points higher.

Portland: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

South Eliot: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Wildfire

Portland: 9/100 · South Eliot: 48/100

South Eliot is 39 points higher.

Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

South Eliot: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Portland: 26/100 · South Eliot: 23/100

Portland is 3 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.

South Eliot: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.