City vs city
Bigelow Corners vs Hamden, CT
Hamden currently scores 9 points higher overall than Bigelow Corners, 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
Bigelow Corners: 25/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 9 points higher.
Flood
Bigelow Corners: 23/100 · Hamden: 52/100
Hamden is 29 points higher.
Bigelow Corners: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bigelow Corners: 22/100 · Hamden: 27/100
Hamden is 5 points higher.
Bigelow Corners: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bigelow Corners: 19/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Bigelow Corners is 5 points higher.
Bigelow Corners: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bigelow Corners: 8/100 · Hamden: 0/100
Bigelow Corners is 8 points higher.
Bigelow Corners: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bigelow Corners: 8/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Hamden is 6 points higher.
Bigelow Corners: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bigelow Corners: Unavailable · Hamden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bigelow Corners: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bigelow Corners: 68/100 · Hamden: 64/100
Bigelow Corners is 4 points higher.
Bigelow Corners: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bigelow Corners: 29/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 5 points higher.
Bigelow Corners: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hamden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.