City vs city
Canton Valley vs Hamden, CT
Canton Valley currently scores 2 points higher overall than Hamden, 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
Canton Valley: 36/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Canton Valley is 2 points higher.
Flood
Canton Valley: 67/100 · Hamden: 52/100
Canton Valley is 15 points higher.
Canton Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Canton Valley: 23/100 · Hamden: 27/100
Hamden is 4 points higher.
Canton Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Canton Valley: 12/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Hamden is 2 points higher.
Canton Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Canton Valley: 0/100 · Hamden: 0/100
No gap.
Canton Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Canton Valley: 21/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Canton Valley is 7 points higher.
Canton Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Canton Valley: Unavailable · Hamden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Canton Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Canton Valley: 64/100 · Hamden: 64/100
No gap.
Canton Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Canton Valley: 28/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 6 points higher.
Canton Valley: 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.