City vs city
Essex Village vs New Haven, CT
Essex Village currently scores 8 points higher overall than New Haven, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Essex Village: 52/100 · New Haven: 44/100
Essex Village is 8 points higher.
Flood
Essex Village: 100/100 · New Haven: 64/100
Essex Village is 36 points higher.
Essex Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
New Haven: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Village: 32/100 · New Haven: 27/100
Essex Village is 5 points higher.
Essex Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
New Haven: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Village: 13/100 · New Haven: 14/100
New Haven is 1 points higher.
Essex Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
New Haven: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Village: 0/100 · New Haven: 0/100
No gap.
Essex Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Haven: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Village: 30/100 · New Haven: 9/100
Essex Village is 21 points higher.
Essex Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
New Haven: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Village: 97/100 · New Haven: 99/100
New Haven is 2 points higher.
Essex Village: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
New Haven: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Essex Village: 52/100 · New Haven: 59/100
New Haven is 7 points higher.
Essex Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
New Haven: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Essex Village: 40/100 · New Haven: 35/100
Essex Village is 5 points higher.
Essex Village: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
New Haven: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.