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Portland vs South Paris, ME

Portland currently scores 9 points higher overall than South Paris, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Portland

33/100

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South Paris

24/100

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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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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 Paris: 24/100

Portland is 9 points higher.

Flood

Portland: 39/100 · South Paris: 27/100

Portland is 12 points higher.

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

South Paris: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Portland: 20/100 · South Paris: 17/100

Portland is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Portland: 4/100 · South Paris: 10/100

South Paris is 6 points higher.

Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

South Paris: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Portland: 0/100 · South Paris: 8/100

South Paris is 8 points higher.

Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Portland: 31/100 · South Paris: 27/100

Portland is 4 points higher.

Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Portland: 99/100 · South Paris: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

South Paris: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Portland: 9/100 · South Paris: 56/100

South Paris is 47 points higher.

Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Portland: 26/100 · South Paris: 26/100

No gap.

Portland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

South Paris: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.