City vs city
Candlewood Orchards vs Hamden, CT
Hamden currently scores 5 points higher overall than Candlewood Orchards, 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
Candlewood Orchards: 29/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 5 points higher.
Flood
Candlewood Orchards: 85/100 · Hamden: 52/100
Candlewood Orchards is 33 points higher.
Candlewood Orchards: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Candlewood Orchards: 23/100 · Hamden: 27/100
Hamden is 4 points higher.
Candlewood Orchards: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Candlewood Orchards: 17/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Candlewood Orchards is 3 points higher.
Candlewood Orchards: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Candlewood Orchards: 12/100 · Hamden: 0/100
Candlewood Orchards is 12 points higher.
Candlewood Orchards: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Candlewood Orchards: 14/100 · Hamden: 14/100
No gap.
Candlewood Orchards: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Candlewood Orchards: Unavailable · Hamden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Candlewood Orchards: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Candlewood Orchards: 20/100 · Hamden: 64/100
Hamden is 44 points higher.
Candlewood Orchards: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Candlewood Orchards: 29/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 5 points higher.
Candlewood Orchards: 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.