City vs city
Sanford vs South Berwick, ME
Sanford currently scores 5 points higher overall than South Berwick, 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
Sanford: 25/100 · South Berwick: 20/100
Sanford is 5 points higher.
Flood
Sanford: 24/100 · South Berwick: 20/100
Sanford is 4 points higher.
Sanford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
South Berwick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sanford: 20/100 · South Berwick: 21/100
South Berwick is 1 points higher.
Sanford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Berwick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sanford: 7/100 · South Berwick: 6/100
Sanford is 1 points higher.
Sanford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Berwick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sanford: 15/100 · South Berwick: 8/100
Sanford is 7 points higher.
Sanford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Berwick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sanford: 26/100 · South Berwick: 12/100
Sanford is 14 points higher.
Sanford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Berwick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sanford: Unavailable · South Berwick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sanford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Berwick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sanford: 58/100 · South Berwick: 53/100
Sanford is 5 points higher.
Sanford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Berwick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sanford: 24/100 · South Berwick: 23/100
Sanford is 1 points higher.
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.
South Berwick: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.