City vs city
Branford Center vs Hamden, CT
Branford Center currently scores 5 points higher overall than Hamden, 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
Branford Center: 39/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Branford Center is 5 points higher.
Flood
Branford Center: 86/100 · Hamden: 52/100
Branford Center is 34 points higher.
Branford Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Branford Center: 29/100 · Hamden: 27/100
Branford Center is 2 points higher.
Branford Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Branford Center: 15/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Branford Center is 1 points higher.
Branford Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Branford Center: 0/100 · Hamden: 0/100
No gap.
Branford Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Branford Center: 2/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Hamden is 12 points higher.
Branford Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Branford Center: 98/100 · Hamden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Branford Center: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Branford Center: 8/100 · Hamden: 64/100
Hamden is 56 points higher.
Branford Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Branford Center: 35/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Branford Center is 1 points higher.
Branford Center: 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.