City vs city
Essex Village vs Newtown, CT
Essex Village currently scores 20 points higher overall than Newtown, 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 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 · Newtown: 32/100
Essex Village is 20 points higher.
Flood
Essex Village: 100/100 · Newtown: 60/100
Essex Village is 40 points higher.
Essex Village: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Newtown: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Essex Village: 32/100 · Newtown: 25/100
Essex Village is 7 points higher.
Essex Village: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Newtown: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Essex Village: 13/100 · Newtown: 15/100
Newtown is 2 points higher.
Essex Village: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Newtown: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Essex Village: 0/100 · Newtown: 8/100
Newtown is 8 points higher.
Essex Village: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Essex Village: 30/100 · Newtown: 17/100
Essex Village is 13 points higher.
Essex Village: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Newtown: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Essex Village: 97/100 · Newtown: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Essex Village: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Newtown: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Essex Village: 52/100 · Newtown: 63/100
Newtown is 11 points higher.
Essex Village: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Newtown: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Essex Village: 40/100 · Newtown: 39/100
Essex Village is 1 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.
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.