City vs city
Essex Village vs Groton, CT
Essex Village currently scores 9 points higher overall than Groton, 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
Essex Village: 52/100 · Groton: 43/100
Essex Village is 9 points higher.
Flood
Essex Village: 100/100 · Groton: 97/100
Essex Village is 3 points higher.
Essex Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Groton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Village: 32/100 · Groton: 35/100
Groton is 3 points higher.
Essex Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Groton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Village: 13/100 · Groton: 9/100
Essex Village is 4 points higher.
Essex Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Groton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Village: 0/100 · Groton: 0/100
No gap.
Essex Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Groton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Village: 30/100 · Groton: 6/100
Essex Village is 24 points higher.
Essex Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Groton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Village: 97/100 · Groton: 97/100
No gap.
Essex Village: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Groton: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Essex Village: 52/100 · Groton: 27/100
Essex Village is 25 points higher.
Essex Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Groton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Essex Village: 40/100 · Groton: 33/100
Essex Village is 7 points higher.
Essex Village: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Groton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.