City vs city
Danbury vs Meriden, CT
Meriden currently scores 4 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 · Meriden: 33/100
Meriden is 4 points higher.
Flood
Danbury: 85/100 · Meriden: 65/100
Danbury is 20 points higher.
Danbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Meriden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Danbury: 23/100 · Meriden: 26/100
Meriden is 3 points higher.
Danbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Meriden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Danbury: 17/100 · Meriden: 13/100
Danbury is 4 points higher.
Danbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Meriden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Danbury: 12/100 · Meriden: 0/100
Danbury is 12 points higher.
Danbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meriden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Danbury: 14/100 · Meriden: 16/100
Meriden is 2 points higher.
Danbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Meriden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Danbury: Unavailable · Meriden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Danbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Meriden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Danbury: 20/100 · Meriden: 49/100
Meriden is 29 points higher.
Danbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Meriden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Danbury: 29/100 · Meriden: 29/100
No gap.
Danbury: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Meriden: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.