City vs city
Canaan vs Hamden, CT
Hamden currently scores 6 points higher overall than Canaan, 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
Canaan: 28/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 6 points higher.
Flood
Canaan: 26/100 · Hamden: 52/100
Hamden is 26 points higher.
Canaan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canaan: 21/100 · Hamden: 27/100
Hamden is 6 points higher.
Canaan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canaan: 15/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Canaan is 1 points higher.
Canaan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canaan: 15/100 · Hamden: 0/100
Canaan is 15 points higher.
Canaan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canaan: 30/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Canaan is 16 points higher.
Canaan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canaan: Unavailable · Hamden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canaan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canaan: 59/100 · Hamden: 64/100
Hamden is 5 points higher.
Canaan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Canaan: 27/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 7 points higher.
Canaan: 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.