City vs city
Cos Cob vs Newtown, CT
Cos Cob currently scores 5 points higher overall than Newtown, 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
Cos Cob: 37/100 · Newtown: 32/100
Cos Cob is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cos Cob: 0/100 · Newtown: 60/100
Newtown is 60 points higher.
Cos Cob: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Newtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cos Cob: 25/100 · Newtown: 25/100
No gap.
Cos Cob: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cos Cob: 18/100 · Newtown: 15/100
Cos Cob is 3 points higher.
Cos Cob: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cos Cob: 0/100 · Newtown: 8/100
Newtown is 8 points higher.
Cos Cob: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cos Cob: 10/100 · Newtown: 17/100
Newtown is 7 points higher.
Cos Cob: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cos Cob: 99/100 · Newtown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cos Cob: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cos Cob: 64/100 · Newtown: 63/100
Cos Cob is 1 points higher.
Cos Cob: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cos Cob: 42/100 · Newtown: 39/100
Cos Cob is 3 points higher.
Cos Cob: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Newtown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.