City vs city
Darien Downtown vs Hamden, CT
Hamden currently scores 3 points higher overall than Darien Downtown, 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
Darien Downtown: 31/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 3 points higher.
Flood
Darien Downtown: 0/100 · Hamden: 52/100
Hamden is 52 points higher.
Darien Downtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Darien Downtown: 25/100 · Hamden: 27/100
Hamden is 2 points higher.
Darien Downtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Darien Downtown: 17/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Darien Downtown is 3 points higher.
Darien Downtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Darien Downtown: 0/100 · Hamden: 0/100
No gap.
Darien Downtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Darien Downtown: 12/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Hamden is 2 points higher.
Darien Downtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Darien Downtown: 99/100 · Hamden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Darien Downtown: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Darien Downtown: 10/100 · Hamden: 64/100
Hamden is 54 points higher.
Darien Downtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Darien Downtown: 51/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Darien Downtown is 17 points higher.
Darien Downtown: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hamden: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.