City vs city
Danbury vs Newtown, CT
Newtown currently scores 3 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 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
Danbury: 29/100 · Newtown: 32/100
Newtown is 3 points higher.
Flood
Danbury: 85/100 · Newtown: 60/100
Danbury is 25 points higher.
Danbury: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Newtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Danbury: 23/100 · Newtown: 25/100
Newtown is 2 points higher.
Danbury: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Danbury: 17/100 · Newtown: 15/100
Danbury is 2 points higher.
Danbury: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Danbury: 12/100 · Newtown: 8/100
Danbury is 4 points higher.
Danbury: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Danbury: 14/100 · Newtown: 17/100
Newtown is 3 points higher.
Danbury: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Danbury: Unavailable · Newtown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Danbury: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Newtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Danbury: 20/100 · Newtown: 63/100
Newtown is 43 points higher.
Danbury: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Danbury: 29/100 · Newtown: 39/100
Newtown is 10 points higher.
Danbury: 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.