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Danbury vs New Canaan, CT

Danbury currently scores 3 points higher overall than New Canaan, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Danbury

29/100

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New Canaan

26/100

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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 · New Canaan: 26/100

Danbury is 3 points higher.

Flood

Danbury: 85/100 · New Canaan: 0/100

Danbury is 85 points higher.

Danbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

New Canaan: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Danbury: 23/100 · New Canaan: 25/100

New Canaan is 2 points higher.

Danbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

New Canaan: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Danbury: 17/100 · New Canaan: 17/100

No gap.

Danbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

New Canaan: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Danbury: 12/100 · New Canaan: 15/100

New Canaan is 3 points higher.

Danbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Canaan: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Danbury: 14/100 · New Canaan: 30/100

New Canaan is 16 points higher.

Danbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

New Canaan: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Danbury: Unavailable · New Canaan: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Danbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

New Canaan: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Danbury: 20/100 · New Canaan: 46/100

New Canaan is 26 points higher.

Danbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

New Canaan: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Danbury: 29/100 · New Canaan: 51/100

New Canaan is 22 points higher.

Danbury: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

New Canaan: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.