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Malden vs Parkersburg, WV

Parkersburg currently scores 4 points higher overall than Malden, with the largest gap in hail.

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Malden

41/100

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Parkersburg

45/100

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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

Malden: 41/100 · Parkersburg: 45/100

Parkersburg is 4 points higher.

Flood

Malden: 61/100 · Parkersburg: 70/100

Parkersburg is 9 points higher.

Malden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Parkersburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Malden: 16/100 · Parkersburg: 16/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Malden: 31/100 · Parkersburg: 40/100

Parkersburg is 9 points higher.

Malden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Parkersburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Malden: 8/100 · Parkersburg: 8/100

No gap.

Malden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Parkersburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Malden: 71/100 · Parkersburg: 100/100

Parkersburg is 29 points higher.

Malden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Parkersburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Malden: Unavailable · Parkersburg: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Malden: 52/100 · Parkersburg: 36/100

Malden is 16 points higher.

Malden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Parkersburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Malden: 47/100 · Parkersburg: 42/100

Malden is 5 points higher.

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

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