City vs city
Candlewood Shores vs Groton, CT
Groton currently scores 14 points higher overall than Candlewood Shores, 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
Candlewood Shores: 29/100 · Groton: 43/100
Groton is 14 points higher.
Flood
Candlewood Shores: 85/100 · Groton: 97/100
Groton is 12 points higher.
Candlewood Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Groton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Candlewood Shores: 23/100 · Groton: 35/100
Groton is 12 points higher.
Candlewood Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Groton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Candlewood Shores: 17/100 · Groton: 9/100
Candlewood Shores is 8 points higher.
Candlewood Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Groton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Candlewood Shores: 12/100 · Groton: 0/100
Candlewood Shores is 12 points higher.
Candlewood Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Groton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Candlewood Shores: 14/100 · Groton: 6/100
Candlewood Shores is 8 points higher.
Candlewood Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Groton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Candlewood Shores: Unavailable · Groton: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Candlewood Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Groton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Candlewood Shores: 20/100 · Groton: 27/100
Groton is 7 points higher.
Candlewood Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Groton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Candlewood Shores: 29/100 · Groton: 33/100
Groton is 4 points higher.
Candlewood Shores: 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.