City vs city
Danbury vs Essex Village, CT
Essex Village currently scores 23 points higher overall than Danbury, 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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
Danbury: 29/100 · Essex Village: 52/100
Essex Village is 23 points higher.
Flood
Danbury: 85/100 · Essex Village: 100/100
Essex Village is 15 points higher.
Danbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Essex Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Danbury: 23/100 · Essex Village: 32/100
Essex Village is 9 points higher.
Danbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Essex Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Danbury: 17/100 · Essex Village: 13/100
Danbury is 4 points higher.
Danbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Essex Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Danbury: 12/100 · Essex Village: 0/100
Danbury is 12 points higher.
Danbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Danbury: 14/100 · Essex Village: 30/100
Essex Village is 16 points higher.
Danbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Essex Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Danbury: Unavailable · Essex Village: 97/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Danbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Essex Village: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Danbury: 20/100 · Essex Village: 52/100
Essex Village is 32 points higher.
Danbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Essex Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Danbury: 29/100 · Essex Village: 40/100
Essex Village is 11 points higher.
Danbury: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Essex Village: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.