City vs city
Chester Center vs Essex Village, CT
Essex Village currently scores 5 points higher overall than Chester Center, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Chester Center: 47/100 · Essex Village: 52/100
Essex Village is 5 points higher.
Flood
Chester Center: 83/100 · Essex Village: 100/100
Essex Village is 17 points higher.
Chester Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Essex Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chester Center: 30/100 · Essex Village: 32/100
Essex Village is 2 points higher.
Chester Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chester Center: 14/100 · Essex Village: 13/100
Chester Center is 1 points higher.
Chester Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chester Center: 0/100 · Essex Village: 0/100
No gap.
Chester Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chester Center: 9/100 · Essex Village: 30/100
Essex Village is 21 points higher.
Chester Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chester Center: 98/100 · Essex Village: 97/100
Chester Center is 1 points higher.
Chester Center: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Essex Village: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Chester Center: 61/100 · Essex Village: 52/100
Chester Center is 9 points higher.
Chester Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chester Center: 37/100 · Essex Village: 40/100
Essex Village is 3 points higher.
Chester 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.
Essex Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.