City vs city
Ball Pond vs Groton, CT
Groton currently scores 18 points higher overall than Ball Pond, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Ball Pond: 25/100 · Groton: 43/100
Groton is 18 points higher.
Flood
Ball Pond: 23/100 · Groton: 97/100
Groton is 74 points higher.
Ball Pond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Groton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ball Pond: 22/100 · Groton: 35/100
Groton is 13 points higher.
Ball Pond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Groton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ball Pond: 19/100 · Groton: 9/100
Ball Pond is 10 points higher.
Ball Pond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Groton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ball Pond: 8/100 · Groton: 0/100
Ball Pond is 8 points higher.
Ball Pond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Groton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ball Pond: 8/100 · Groton: 6/100
Ball Pond is 2 points higher.
Ball Pond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Groton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ball Pond: Unavailable · Groton: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ball Pond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Groton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Ball Pond: 68/100 · Groton: 27/100
Ball Pond is 41 points higher.
Ball Pond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Groton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ball Pond: 29/100 · Groton: 33/100
Groton is 4 points higher.
Ball Pond: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Groton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.