City vs city
Gales Ferry vs Hamden, CT
Gales Ferry currently scores 9 points higher overall than Hamden, 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
Gales Ferry: 43/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Gales Ferry is 9 points higher.
Flood
Gales Ferry: 68/100 · Hamden: 52/100
Gales Ferry is 16 points higher.
Gales Ferry: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Hamden: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gales Ferry: 33/100 · Hamden: 27/100
Gales Ferry is 6 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hamden: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gales Ferry: 10/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Hamden is 4 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hamden: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gales Ferry: 0/100 · Hamden: 0/100
No gap.
Gales Ferry: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gales Ferry: 13/100 · Hamden: 14/100
Hamden is 1 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hamden: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gales Ferry: 92/100 · Hamden: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gales Ferry: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Hamden: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gales Ferry: 54/100 · Hamden: 64/100
Hamden is 10 points higher.
Gales Ferry: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hamden: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gales Ferry: 33/100 · Hamden: 34/100
Hamden is 1 points higher.
Gales Ferry: 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.