City vs city
South Berwick vs South Portland, ME
South Portland currently scores 13 points higher overall than South Berwick, 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
South Berwick: 20/100 · South Portland: 33/100
South Portland is 13 points higher.
Flood
South Berwick: 20/100 · South Portland: 39/100
South Portland is 19 points higher.
South Berwick: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
South Portland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 16 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Berwick: 21/100 · South Portland: 20/100
South Berwick is 1 points higher.
South Berwick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Portland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Berwick: 6/100 · South Portland: 4/100
South Berwick is 2 points higher.
South Berwick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Berwick: 8/100 · South Portland: 0/100
South Berwick is 8 points higher.
South Berwick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Berwick: 12/100 · South Portland: 31/100
South Portland is 19 points higher.
South Berwick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Berwick: Unavailable · South Portland: 99/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Berwick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Portland: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
South Berwick: 53/100 · South Portland: 9/100
South Berwick is 44 points higher.
South Berwick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Berwick: 23/100 · South Portland: 26/100
South Portland is 3 points higher.
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.
South 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.